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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Honestly, this is the best book on writing I've ever read. Love it. I will buy it as soon as I sell something so I can go back through and underline and highlight and do all the exercises! This book is absolutely fantastic and I plan to investigate the series further!” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Some good pointers though I'm a little uncertain about "the middle" and "the second doorway." Perhaps I'll learn more by reading more. I also have a book on middles etc. Hopefully that will help. In any case, back to working on my novel draft on Tiananmen Square and the aftermath!”
Grace Y wrote this review Friday, July 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“Honestly, this is the best book on writing I've ever read. Love it. I will buy it as soon as I sell something so I can go back through and underline and highlight and do all the exercises! This book is absolutely fantastic and I plan to investigate the series further!”
Shawna V wrote this review Tuesday, January 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“Bell knows his stuff and laid it out in an easy, organized fashion. I frequently go back and review his main points when it comes to story structure. ”
Dyann Hunter wrote this review Thursday, May 8 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“I usually don't like using these books, but my teacher recommended it to everyone in the class who writes prose, so I picked it up. I enjoy it a lot, actually, and find that I already do a lot of the techniques and methods it has in it. I've actually recommended it to my writing friends. This is a book I think can actually help a lot of people. I'm thinking of looking into the other Write Great Fiction books.”
Silverstein wrote this review Sunday, March 9 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“This was the first book the Christian Writers Forum Missing Pages book club read and it was amazing. It gave great tools with contemporary book and movie examples we all could relate to. I've been a fan of Bell's fiction work but this is a must have for the book shelf.”
Julie Arduini: The Surrendered Scribe wrote this review Saturday, February 16 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Excellent book, very effective hands on writing exercises.”
Sangwyn wrote this review Tuesday, December 11 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Enlightening and educational. Written in a way that makes it not dry like most informative books are.”
Marleen G wrote this review Saturday, November 3 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“Unlike most reviewers, I won't take time to tell you what this book is about. Read the book. It does a far better job than I can.
tegeorge wrote this review Monday, September 10 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Instead, let me tell you why you should read this book. If you are serious about writing and want to be taken seriously, this book is for you. James Scott Bell writes clearly and to the point. Everything in this book is practical to a fault. The sixteen or so dollars it costs will be far better spent on it than the hundreds paid to some critiquing service!
How I wish I read and applied the tips Bell gives before submitting my first query letter. It would have save me a lot of grief and embarassment.
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