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Philip K. Dick typed manuscript signed on how to write a novel. Interesting five page original manuscript was created for fellow science fiction author Ron Goulart circa 1965, and goes into great detail outlining how Dick develops his characters, the obstacles they face, and how multiple storylines intertwine. Entitled ''The novel'', Dick ends the manuscript with the following paragraph, ''Addendum. I am not saying, <> I am saying, <> The two propositions are rather a bit different, would you not say? Anyhow, dearly beloved, this is how PKD gets 55,000 words (the adequate mileage) out of his typewriter: by have [sic] 3 persons, 3 levels, 2 themes (one outer or world-sized, the other inner or individual-sized), with a melding of all, then, at last, a humane final note. This is, so to speak, my structure. 'Nuf said. / Philip K. Dick / [signed] Phil Dick''. Five pages on five sheets measures 8.5'' x 11''. Light toning, and rust from paperclip impression at top of pages. Overall very good plus condition.
Manuscript Signed by Philip K. Dick on How to Write a Novel -- Unpublished 5pp. Manuscript by Dick Outlines ''This is how I write a book''
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