Review: A writer's best friend
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 23, 2012
This book is amazing because it gives you laser like focus on all of the important elements of your story. This point should not be undersold as it is the foundation of a good book and if it fails your book fails. Creating a plot is far from easy, yet the methodology available in this book makes it all more do-able for us mere mortals and that is what I love about it. Just one read and your mind will be swimming with ideas. More importantly, these are ideas that lead you on to the right path, not unwelcome detours.The book goes through step by step all of the processes needed to create a plot for your story including items such as:i) creating believable characters with real personalities and 'depth' to themii) creating worthwhile conflicts and obstaclesiii) conjuring lead rolesiv) effective creation of sub plots and twistsv) creating satisfying endingsA few other points about this book. Essentially the author has broken down storytelling into its most basic parts, making it simple (not simplistic) and exceptionally easy to understand.This is more like a great tool than a book and is also of much use to editors as well to get your writers on the right path.Overall, a must buy for any aspiring writer or editor looking to whip their writers into shape.