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Scott Meredith (1) (1923–1993)

Author of The Best of Wodehouse

For other authors named Scott Meredith, see the disambiguation page.

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1923-11-24
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1993-02-11
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The Best of Wodehouse: An Anthology by P.G. Wodehouse
When Wodehouse's stories show up on TV, I'm impressed, but reading them in their original texts is not so easy.
 
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mykl-s | 1 other review | Jun 30, 2023 |
THE BEST FROM MANHUNT (PermaBooks M-3111) by Scott Meredith, and Meredith, Sidney
Stories By Erskine Caldwell, Richard Deming, Evan Hunter, Richard S. Prather, Craig Rice, etc.
 
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Spillane43 | Dec 11, 2020 |
Writing to Sell by Scott Meredith
Succinct wisdom on the essentials of planning, writing, (the old model of) publishing, and editing. A must-read even if you know much of what's inside, for writers should not wander astray from this advice.

Keep your story moving steadily, believably, and inexorably forward from the inciting problem through each new connected complication toward the ultimate crisis and the final fitting solution. Authors should integrate limited flashbacks and descriptions of setting and characters into the present, forward movement of the story, striving for realism, within the confines of condensing and highlighting. Dialogue is key, but we only include what is essential and related. Everything is about advancing the reader effortlessly through your story.… (more)
 
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ChandlerBrett | Dec 18, 2015 |
The Best of Wodehouse: An Anthology (Everyman's… by P.G. Wodehouse
Great read, giving lots of laughter. Jeeves and Wooster I hadnt been introduced too, but I am glad I've finally met them. And the other stories especially the ones with Uncle Fred are hilarious.
 
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