Review: Nothing New, Still Very Good
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 19, 2014
Ethan Miller's book took me a while to read. I found the structure fine, and the guidance ok, but most of it was general knowledge. I've been a prolific blogger (as exhibited by my 21 blogs) for over 10 years, and find that most of this is in fact true. I want to debate and complain about some of the points, but that's just my punk rock ethos shining through. As such, Miller's book is for the beginner, not for the expert.The reason why I can give this 4 stars is due in large part to the structure and formatting. There's no "hard sell" and you don't have to buy anything from Miller aside from this book to get the information. I've read too many books like this that make you buy a marketing companion or affiliate product after you've read the book. Miller doesn't hold back, giving a lot of common sense solutions to simple problems with writing. It's a simple, entry level edition, but one that should suffice for many readers.I like it. It's clear, well written, and to the point. It's not the best book on writing, but it's a good one, none the less. I'd recommend it, but I disagree with a few things. In the end, I'm the wrong demographic for this, since I'm already at the prolific level.