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ASIN: 0898799465 ID #106541 |
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Summary of this Book... | ||
The quote from the front of the book says it all: "How to build short stories and novels that do not sag, fizzle or trail off in scraps of frustrated revision - and how to rescue stories that do." Topics entertainingly presented include: Is your idea worth turning into a story? Beginnings. Including background without boring your readers. How to use melodrama, imagery, viewpoints and other tools. Plots and subplots. Endings. | ||
I especially liked... | ||
From Chapter 8 - Patterns, mirrors and echoes: "Getting conscious control of imagery is one of the very hardest and most delightful chores a writer tackles: it requires you to make friends with words and use them with a diamond-cutter's precision." | ||
When I finished reading this Book I wanted to... | ||
Read it again. Write something. | ||
This Book made me feel... | ||
That it is possible, and fun, to write a story that someone might want to read. | ||
The author of this Book... | ||
Uses words "with a diamond-cutter's precision". | ||
I recommend this Book because... | ||
Rather than giving you a series of formulas or exercises, it is showing you in a very readable way, that you can use the tools of a writer to skilfully create your own stories. | ||
Further Comments... | ||
The author recommends watching the movie "The Empire Strikes Back" several times to study parallel plotlines, mirrors and echoes. | ||
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Created Nov 26, 2002 at 12:33am •
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