Review: Not what I expected...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 31, 2011
But better! I was expecting more of a laundry list of do's and don'ts but I feel that this approach was superior. It was very interesting and at times, enlightening. Having a variety of authors weigh in on the general topic of how (or how not) to be a successful writer dramatically increased the chance that at least one segment would speak to you and your situation. At first, it seemed that many of them stressed proofreading. The more electronic books I read, the more the advice to do all you can do to avoid simple grammatical errors rings true. Very few of the books I have encountered so far are free of obvious errors. It seems that there are many writers who have neither heard nor heeded this advice.The focus of this book is on fiction writing, but a considerable amount of the advice is applicable to any written document. It was nice to have links to the authors' websites. If a particular segment made an impression, you can easily learn more about the author.I would recommend this book to anyone contemplating writing professionally or even semi-professionally. The variety of experiences and viewpoints is a refreshing change from the "bullet points to success" approach. Even if you do not intend to write but would like a better understanding of the world in which your favorite authors work, this book would hold your interest.