{"product_id":"the-cobra-and-the-key-paperback","title":"The Cobra and the Key - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSam Shelstad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSam Shelstad's brilliantly funny, slightly unhinged creative writing guide is \u003c\/i\u003eHow Fiction Works\u003ci\u003e by James Wood meets \u003c\/i\u003ePale Fire\u003ci\u003e by Vladimir Nabokov.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the untrained eye, Sam Shelstad may look a lot like a Value Village cashier who shares an apartment with his Uncle Herman and has just emerged from a failed relationship with a woman forty years his senior whom he met at his mother's book club. But Sam is a successful novelist--or will be soon, he's certain. The manuscript of his debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Emerald\u003c\/i\u003e, is currently on the desk of a celebrated indie publisher. While he waits to hear back, he's hard at work on two ambitious writing projects. The first is the Molly novel, a fictional rendering of Sam's newly defunct relationship. The second is a guide for aspiring fiction writers like yourself. The two have much to teach one another, and much to teach you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on examples from the work of greats like George Orwell, Henry James, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Alice Munro, Kazuo Ishiguro, Clarise Lispector, and Sam Shelstad, \u003ci\u003eThe Cobra and the Key\u003c\/i\u003e takes the novice through aspects of character, detail, plot, style, point of view, dialogue, and meaning. Before long, you'll be ready to print off your first draft and embark on revisions. Then it's time to learn some of the tricks of the publishing biz. Having just been threatened with legal action by his soon-to-be publisher for stalking said publisher's son via Instagram, Sam knows a thing or two about that too. Are you ready to get serious about your writing?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 7.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764962722080,"sku":"9781990071126","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2cfd1c4b99f1ce4791020a6d42c7db50.webp?v=1780258927","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-cobra-and-the-key-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}