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Easy Read - Great Information - [21 Jul 2009]
As a new writer, this book had much more than I could have asked for. It has little tidbits that are repeated throughout the book enough so that it has a permanent place in my mind. CCC, Character, Conflict, Conclusion. It seems so simple but the mark...
that are repeated throughout the book enough so that it has a permanent place in my mind....
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"How to" at its best - [13 Jul 2009]
After reading several books - well truly, plodding through several - this one is fun. The book gives you a straight shooting, right between the eyes primer of what to do, as well as what to avoide if you want to write somethig that others will really ...
book gives you a straight shooting, right between the eyes primer of what to do, as well as...
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Simple and excellent - [27 Jun 2009]
This is a simple to read book, with excellent advice and direction. A very good start to writing a novel for a beginner. Read it before you start writing!
a novel for a beginner. Read it before you start writing!
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You gotta outscore the other team! Coaching your novel to victory. - [13 Jun 2009]
My temptation is to rechristen this easy-reading book, _How to Write Pulp Fiction_. Frey's tone is a bit like a crew cut football coach. "You wanna win? Do ya? You gotta play hard! You gotta block. You gotta give a hundred and ten percent! Be a man." ...
tone is a bit like a crew cut football coach. "You wanna win? Do ya? You gotta play hard! ...
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If you write novels, don't miss this one! - [21 May 2009]
I've read a lot of books on fiction and novel writing. There are a lot of good books available on the subject. You can read more and better advice on writing than you could a few decades ago, when there was little to be had. James Frey's How to Write ...
on the subject. You can read more and better advice on writing than you could a few decades...
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"It Does Help To Follow Proven Formulas/Guidelines" - [12 Apr 2009]
"How To Write A Damn Good Novel", James N. Frey, St. Martin's Press, NY, 1987. ISBN: 0-312-01044-3, SC 174 pgs. Contents 3 pgs 8 ½" x 5 3/4". Author Frey, a well-published novelist also taught novel and fiction writing courses at Univ. of Calif., Berkeley...
-01044-3, SC 174 pgs. Contents 3 pgs 8 ½" x 5 3/4". Author Frey, a well-published novelist ...
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Excellent and readable - [06 Apr 2009]
Most of the books that I've read on writing concentrated on a single facet of writing. This one tackled the task as a complete process, and for that reason is the single most useful book that I have. I'm into chapter 6 of my own book now, so I didn't ...
one tackled the task as a complete process, and for that reason is the single most useful...
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damn good book for writers - [05 Apr 2009]
this book is one of the best i have read on the subject of writing... the tips are invaluable, and best of all, reading it got my motor going... chock full of ideas debra north
and best of all, reading it got my motor going... chock full of ideas debra north
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Great step by step - [03 Feb 2009]
This is a great book! For me as a beginner, I found the step by step style of this book easy to follow and interesting to read. It has really opened my eyes to how to get started on, follow through with, and finish a novel. It opened my eyes to some of...
to follow and interesting to read. It has really opened my eyes to how to get started on...
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Great Tips in a Little Book - [19 Nov 2008]
I would recommend this book as a good reference. Frey fulfills his promise that the book is a "step-by-step no nonsense guide to dramatic storytelling." The title of chapter two gives a flavor of the book. "The Three Greatest Rules of Dramatic Writing...
a "step-by-step no nonsense guide to dramatic storytelling." The title of chapter two gives...
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