num_pages: 240
description: Whether it's the simplest of prohibitions (don't use too many adjectives), or a cherished writing maxim (show, don't tell), all writers have a rule of thumb that guides their work. In this book, more than 70 contemporary writers share their own insight and revelations, offering insider tips and advice. Writers Jiro AdachiSteve AlmondJohn BarthSteven BarthelmeJanet BurrowayRobert Olen ButlerLydia DavisStephen DixonMolly GilesRobin HemleyBrian KiteleyBret LottPaul MaliszewskiErin McGrawPablo MedinaAnder MonsonRick MoodyStewart O'NanGina OchsnerThisbe NissenScott Russell SandersBarb ShoupJoan SilberJoseph SkibellMelanie Rae ThomSteve TomasulaJane Yolen
language: English
title: Rules of Thumb: 71 Authors Reveal Their Fiction Writing Fixations
titlecomplete: Rules of Thumb: 71 Authors Reveal Their Fiction Writing Fixations
genres: Essays, Nonfiction, Writing
ratings_count: 66
publisher: Writer's Digest Books