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Dwight V. Swain

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born

November 17, 1915 in Rochester, Michigan, The United States

died

January 01, 1992

gender

male

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers, Nonfiction

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Dwight Vreeland Swain's first published story was "Henry Horn's Super Solvent", which appeared in Fantastic Adventures in 1941. He contributed stories in the science fiction, mystery, Western, and action adventure genres to a variety of pulp magazines.

He joined the staff in the extremely successful Professional Writing Program at the University of Oklahoma training writers of commercial fiction and film. He pioneered scripting documentaries and educational/instructional films using dramatic techniques rather than the previously common talking heads. In the 1960s, he scripted a motion picture, Stark Fear, starring Beverly Garland and Keith Toby. He later wrote non-fiction books about writing, including Techniques of the Selling Writer, Film...more

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Books by Dwight V. Swain

Average rating: 4.19 · 261 ratings · 50 reviews · 17 distinct works

	Techniques of the Selling Writer 4.33 avg rating — 204 ratings — published 1965 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Creating Characters: How to Build Story People 3.76 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1990 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Dwight Swain: Master Writing Teacher 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	Warsztat pisarza. Jak pisać, żeby publikować 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Film Scriptwriting: A Practical Manual by Dwight V. Swain, Joye R. Swain 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1976 — 4 editions	My rating:
	How to Build Fictional Characters 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1998	My rating:
	Terror Station/The Weapon From Eternity (Armchair Fiction, D-32) 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating:
	Henry Horn's X-Ray Eye Glasses 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Het wapen der Eeuwigheid 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating	My rating:
	ELEMENTS OF BLACK & WHITE PRINTING, THE 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1990	My rating: