Review: Best Book On Writing Fiction I've Ever Seen
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 23, 2012
I write non-fiction books. It's all I've ever written (except a little bit of poetry and some short stories). But I was seriously considering writing a novel and so I decided to do some research. That's when I came across this book. So far, I've read 12 books on novel and fiction writing.Out of all the books I've read, this is BY FAR the best (and for only 99cents, it put all those other books to shame). What the author shares about planning your writing ahead, planning your plot, and the simple process she uses is worth the price of all the books I bought and then some. Sometimes, the simplest ideas can have the biggest impact on your life.The book is also full of other useful ideas and tips such as planning your editing ahead of time, proactively solving problems upfront through good planning rather than once you've wasted a lot of time writing a story that doesn't work and a lot more.One thing that really stuck with me from this book is that you should only write what you love to write. If there's a word, a scene, a chapter or even a whole book you don't enjoy writing then stop! Throw it out (or just put it aside) and go work on writing something you love to write. Life's too short to spend time writing something you don't enjoy doing.This book inspired me to start my first novel. I mapped out the whole plot and the scenes as the author suggested and by the time I was done, I had tears in my eye because I was so touched by the story I had created in less than an hour using this process. I can't tell you how grateful I am for this book!It's not just great for fiction writers either! I've already started using some of these strategies for my non-fiction books and have noticed dramatic improvements in my writing speed, clarity and quality of my work because I'm even more excited about writing now.If you're serious about writing or even considering it as a career or part-time work, you owe it to yourself to read this book!