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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Writing (Complete Idiot's Guide) by Laurie Rozakis ISBN: 0-02-861734-7 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: May, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.42 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: great for beginners
Comment: This guide is for the ultimate beginner who is thinking of being a writer. It covers the very basics of creative writing. She starts the book off by saying anyone can be a writer and the point is to not get intimidated and just do it. She covers the process of writing, the other sections cover fiction, poetry, nonfiction, drama, scripts, and screenplays, she then tells you how to go about selling your work. How to deal with literary agents, contracts, fees, and bookkeeping. There is even a section on contests and grants. In the last chapter the author talks about editors and writer's block. This book is packed with info for the very beginner, so if you're thinking about being a writer and are just starting out then get this book to guide you.
Rating: 5
Summary: The best reference book on all aspects of writing!
Comment: As a professional writer (articles and novels), I bought this book last year for general reference. It's far more than that. The book covers every aspect of writing, including peotry, scriptwriting, novel, short-story, agents and life as a writer. I recommend it to anyone doing a writing course - I bought a second copy recently as a birthday gift to my niece who wants to be a writer but doesn't know what to write. This book is an eye-opener for novice writers and a refresher course for seasoned writers.
Rating: 4
Summary: Nice resource for beginning writers
Comment: As someone who is thinking of writing both fiction and non-fiction, I found this book to have lots of good information about how and where to start writing. From writing fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screenplays and the like, the author offers a lot of good information. I'm also a technical writer and one thing that is stressed there is the need for brevity. Well the author also stresses that for good prose, you also need brevity in writing. Keep it simple in other words. There are also "charts" to use in writing a fictional piece, be it novel or short story. From characters, main and minor to settings to conflicts to resolution. The author also stresses the use of outlines when writing fiction. Again just like what technical writers do when they start writing a manual of some kind.
There's also a chapter about writing biographies and autobiographies, with tips on the information you need to gather before you start in on one. And a chapter on writing text and reference books. I had no idea there was a need for books like these. And too another important point the author stresses is the need to decide the audience you are writing for. Still another parallel to the technical writing world, where determining your audience beforehand is a crucial part of the process.
The book's last few chapters could be called the most important, because they deal with selling your work, from fiction and poetry to nonfiction. There's a chapter about literary agents, and whether or not you need one. Also one on legal contracts and fees, and ways to find out about writing contests and getting government grants for your writing work.
Finally, the book talks about editors which at times I've felt were a "necessary evil" to writing. As great as you think your work is (including this review), it can always be improved upon by a good editor. Finally, there's a chapter on overcoming writer's block. This is a good thing, as any writer has encountered this beast at one time or another.
I found this book to be entertaining and informative and would recommend it to any writer, especially beginning writers.
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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grammar and Style by Laurie E. Rozakis, Laurie Rozarkis ISBN: 0028619560 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 05 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Well by Laurie Rozakis ISBN: 0028636945 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 12 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry by Nikki Moustaki ISBN: 0028641418 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 23 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Published (Complete Idiot's Guide To...) by Sheree Bykofsky, Jennifer Basye Sander ISBN: 1592571212 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 02 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: English Grammar for Dummies by Geraldine Woods ISBN: 0764553224 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 01 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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