Review: Great writing advice. Rated R
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2011
I always get negatives out of the way first. For me, the biggest one is language. Chuck Wendig, the author of this very helpful, interesting, and funny (not easy to do with writing advice, trust me) book, relies heavily on profanity. He revels in four-letter words and if you don't like it, he doesn't care. You can go away. I feel that profanity has become white noise, empty words. There's rather a lot of white noise in this book.  There are also a few grammatical errors. These bother me, but I'm a bit fixated on grammar.That said, the book is full of down-to-earth (not to mention earthy), practical, and sometimes hilarious commentary and advice for writers. I would also recommend Wendig's blog, Terrible Minds, where he dispenses the same sort of blue-tinged wisdom on a regular basis.