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Jack Woodford
1894–1971
A prolific pulp-era American writer, he produced novels, screen work, and bluntly practical books about how writing and publishing really worked. He is still best remembered for mixing hard-earned craft advice with an insider’s view of the literary marketplace.
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by Jack Woodford
About the author
Born Josiah Pitts Woolfolk in 1894, the writer known as Jack Woodford built a career as an American novelist and nonfiction author, with much of his best-known work appearing in the 1930s and 1940s. He wrote popular pulp fiction as well as books aimed at aspiring writers, and his work developed a reputation for being direct, commercial-minded, and unusually candid about the business side of publishing.
Among his most noted books is Trial and Error, a writing guide that stood out for its frank discussion of how authors sell work and survive professionally. His career also extended into screenwriting, and he published under more than one name during his long working life.
Woodford died in 1971. Today, he remains of interest both as a productive storyteller from the pulp era and as a practical voice for writers curious about the realities of getting published.