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Title: The Art & Craft of Novel Writing by Oakley M. Hall ISBN: 1-884910-53-X Publisher: Story Pr Pub. Date: August, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: there are better books
Comment: Except for the discussion of sensory details, this book is too vague to be useful for beginning writers. There are better books, such as Dibell's "Plot."
Rating: 5
Summary: Without question the best resource book a writer could have.
Comment: This book approaches writing as a mechanical process and gives solid, concrete advice on topics such as characterization, opening scenes, and lots, lots more. The author uses many examples to make his points. Though not a large book, it is rich with non-mystical techniques and tips (I especially liked his advice regarding using small details for characterization instead of knocking a character's personality over the reader's head with lots of narrative, and the advice regarding how to pick a POV to write from). I seriously cannot think of a single other resource (besides a good dictionary) that would be more useful to an aspiring writer -- every single aspect of fiction writing is covered here.
For a while, this was one of the featured books in the Writer's Digest Book Club, and for good reason. If you want to improve your fiction, do not pass up this book.
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Title: Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne, Dave King ISBN: 0062720465 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 16 February, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Beginnings, Middles & Ends (Elements of Fiction Writing) by Nancy Kress ISBN: 0898799058 Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: May, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: How to Write a Damn Good Novel : A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling by James N. Frey ISBN: 0312010443 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 December, 1987 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Characters and Viewpoint (Elements of Fiction Writing) by Orson Scott Card ISBN: 0898799279 Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Novelists Essential Guide to Crafting Scenes by Raymond Obstfeld ISBN: 0898799732 Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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