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The How to Write Damn Good Fiction: Advanced Techniques for Dramatic Storytelling
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Product Description
From the author of "How to Write a Damn Good Novel", this new title offers advanced techniques in fiction writing: how to build suspense, create fresher, more interesting characters and achieve greater reader sympathy, empathy and identification. Quoting a range of writers from Stephen King and Kafka to Peter Benchley and Stephen Crane, this is a practical, readable, down-to-earth and concise book which analyses what makes good (and commercial) fiction work and shows how to apply this understanding in an author's own writing.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #26219 in Books
- Published on: 2002-08-23
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 164 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
James N Frey is one of the most admired lecturers and writers on the art of writing novels. The author of nine novels himself, he conducts writing workshops at the University of California, Berkeley and lectures regularly across the US. He lives in California.
Customer Reviews
Essential Reading
This is a must have for any fiction writer. It was recommended to me by a successful published novelist who teaches creative writing as a degree. It especially gives indispensable advice about characterization. It backs up it's theories with examples from well known novels. BUT BEWARE. The title of this book is 'HOW TO WRITE DAMN GOOD FICTION'. It is exactly the same book as Frey's differently titled, 'HOW TO WRITE A DAMN GOOD NOVEL 2'. Make sure you don't by the same book twice.
p.s. Frey's 'How to Write a Damn Good Novel' is very good too.
Very Useful
Frey does a fantastic job here and approaches it in a friendly and amusing way. Apart from having very useful advice, I found the book inspiring and it gave my writing a bit of a boost. The section on dealing with family and friends who don't appreciate your writing lifestyle was hilarious. And unfortunately true.
I'd recommend this to people who can already write competantly, but perhaps need some guidance on the finer points of plotting.
Excellent, but watch out...
This is a great little gem of a book, but fans of Mr Frey watch out: This is a reprint of "How to write a damn good novel II", so don't buy it if you've already got that one - the text is identical and you only end up having to return one...
