Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful“5/5 A Fiction Writer's BIBLE! Don't write without it! |
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Aubrey G wrote this review Saturday, October 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Very helpful pointers on writing & editing better, especially for people who may not have gone to school for writing but take their writing seriously. May seem on the basic side for more experienced writers.”
T.R.M. wrote this review Monday, September 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This is THE book for fiction writers, just not for young readers. Some of the language is rough but the authors know their stuff.”
Scott A wrote this review Friday, September 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Got it from the library, so good I went out and bought a copy. Every writer should own a copy.”
Sunny F wrote this review Thursday, August 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Of all the books on writing, this is the best one! Tons of great advice for anyone trying to writing their first novel. Very easy to follow and shows common mistakes and corrections. As with all books on writing, you have to remember that these are just guidelines and some "rules" are okay to break.”
stupid shiny volvo driver wrote this review Wednesday, July 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Read for an fiction class. Very useful.”
Tine F wrote this review Wednesday, April 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This book is a revelation and in some freakish way it did change my (writing) life - for the better.
Before I took this book in my hands I had no idea what kind of (stupid) mistakes I made while writing. I always naturally presumed the most horrendous ones were grammar mistakes and typos, but this book sheds life on mistakes us part-time writers think are minor ones, but seriously compromise the style and story-telling.
A must for everyone who even remotely considers putting their writing out there in the big wide world. ”
“The material in Self-Editing For Fiction Writers is easy to understand and well-organized. Authors Browne and King do a wonderful job of breaking the material into bite-sized pieces, so that information can be covered in a reasonable amount of time.
(For a more in-depth review, see http://wordvessel.blogspot.com.) ”
“This is my second time through this book. The authors recommend that writers read it every year, and I second that motion. The tabs I marked pages with were still there from the time I self-edited my previous novel, but I found many more areas to work on this time around. We grow as writers, and this book is an indispensible tool for our growth.”
AnnShorey wrote this review Wednesday, October 1 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I am resisting the urge to explain, RUE. If you don't know how not to RUE, you must read the book.”
Maggie Jagger wrote this review Saturday, May 31 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No