Review: Well worth the $$
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 3, 2013
I attended an all-day workshop by Carol Hughes a year or two ago and loved every minute of it.  Her approach to creating a story is so much more than just plotting out what happens.  She's all about depth and creating stories that connect emotionally with audiences.  When I saw that she had a book out, I snapped it up immediately!For the most part, I wasn't disappointed. The book is identical to her workshop, which I would recommend to any storyteller! I love having all the hastily scribbled notes I took neatly laid out in "print" to read over and over again.  I happen to be at a point of editing a book I plan to self-publish, and reading Deep Story has given me a lot of insight into what is missing, where I can better elicit emotion from readers, and how to make my story go deeper by ensuring I have all the elements necessary.  I highly recommend this book for anyone (along with taking the workshop from Carol if ever presented with the opportunity!).So, why only 4 stars, you ask? Because I wish Carol had had the book edited before publishing it. (Too many self-published authors think this step is optional, but it's really not if you want to produce a high-quality book.) There were so many grammatical errors and punctuation errors (not so many spelling errors) in just the first chapter, I had to force myself to ignore them and just enjoy having all the good material at my fingertips. As I got further into the book, I noticed that I would often stop reading because I thought I had inadvertently turned back a few pages, as what I was reading, large passages of text, was repeated as if it was brand new information.  I think a good editor, along with a copy editor, could make this an outstanding book. I really hope Carol will consider hiring someone to edit the book for her and make an updated copy available at some point in the future.That said, if you aren't particularly bothered by editing issues, you can't go wrong with Deep Story.  Carol is a seasoned professional and really offers information that most other "plotting" books do not.