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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. To be honest the title of this book made me think that it was going to be some ghastly jump-on-the-band-wagon, make-money-at-home type book. I was totally wrong. Every point in this book is gold dust for people like me that are still on the long path of learning the craft of writing. I have been guilty of most of the mistakes this book points out at one time or another. Jack's explanations are so short and concise that they make you laugh out loud. The fact that the book is so short is no accident, he practices what he preaches and gives the facts, without bullshit, in clear and easy to understand terms. This book is spot on and worth every penny for those who take their fiction writing seriously. Offers good, solid advice in an easy-to-read style. The advice may be presented in a light-hearted manner at times, but there's some important advice contained in the humour. Each of the 38 writing mistakes was dealt with in a short separate "chapter;" you could read one or as many tips as you wanted to per sitting. I found it best to read a few tips, stop and absorb what had been said and then go back to the book later. I found the book encouraging, useful and motivating. The points that resonated most deeply with me were: No 33 (Don't pose and posture) – this point made me realise that my most precious commodity as a writer is my unique self; if I "pose and posture" and try to write what I think will sell, I lose the very thing that makes me the writer I am: my own voice. No 29 (Don't hide from your feelings) - Editors have said to me that when my feeling gets to deep I "pull back" from my writing and become bogged down in technique. This tip highlighted the need for me to confront my primitive emotions in my writing. There were many more tips that I found interesting; some didn't resonate with me at all. I'm sure each reader will find some point that becomes his or her personal favourite. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing MistakesWhen you write fiction, you march onto a minefield. This book gives you a map.Oh, what tricky terrain you're traveling You must reckon with: Character, Conflict, Point of View, Dialogue, Editors, Editors, and Editors, who--by returning stories they see as problem-plagued--can burst your hopes of publication.Where are the problems? Editors rarely take the time to map them out, so Jack Bickham has. In this book, he spotlights the 38 most common fiction writing land mines--writing mistakes that can turn even dynamite story ideas into slush pile rejects. And he guides you in overcoming them.In to-the-point style, he shows you how to: conquer procrastination--and put ink on paper regularlydump wimpy characters--and build characters ready to actlook for trouble--and create conflicts for your characterscut coincidence--and put better-than-life logic into fictionescape the fog--and find and stick to your story's directionfree feelings--and fire your fiction with passion and emotionIn short, Bickham helps you take a giant step toward publication.Read this book. Strengthen your writing. And start setting off explosions where they belong: on the sales charts. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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There were some nice practical tips. For example, he recommends re-using some minor characters in your novel, therefore making it less complex. I am going to go through my book and see if I can take advantage of this.
He also warns about critique groups, noting that you will get conflicting advice. That's exactly what I've noticed on CritiqueCircle.com. That advice will help me to ignore advice from critiquers who *sound* like they know what they're doing.
I would have preferred more examples, but I rarely get enough examples. At one point he says "I'll spare you an example of this ..." Argh--I really needed an example, because I wasn't clear about what he meant.
This book is short and sweet. Although written in 1992 it seems current. ( )