Review: great for experienced writers
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2013
I thought this was good. It's short, it's simple and it actually helps you to think things through. All good stuff. I'd gotten into a tangle with the plot of the book I'm currently writing and used this as a sort of check list to work through each of the areas in my plot that were worrying me. It really made a difference. I am now untangled!I can't say that there was anything new in this book - I've read a lot of books on writing over the years and this didn't stand out for new advice. What it did stand out for is the way it is so practical. It doesn't clutter your brain with the why's and wherefores of how things work in a story. Instead it takes each point in a plot and gives you the questions you need to ask yourself to get on track. It helped me to cut through all the extra information in my head and find the core of my story again. I will use this book again. I view it as a large and helpful checklist for writing a novel.So if you've already written a book and need a little help on the next one, this book is a good place to start.