How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling (0312010443) - Reviews and Prices

Editorial Review:

Written in a clear, crisp, accessible style, this book is perfect for beginners as well as professional writers who need a crash course in the down-to-earth basics of storytelling. Talent and inspiration can't be taught, but Frey does provide scores of helpful suggestions and sensible rules and principles.
An international bestseller, How to Write a Damn Good Novel will enable all writers to face that intimidating first page, keep them on track when they falter, and help them recognize, analyze, and correct the problems in their own work.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

This is what made me write:

In 2008 I finished a novel I had begun in 2000. And this completion I owe principally to James Frey's "How to Write A Damn Good Novel."
There are so many incompetent books out there purporting to tell you how to write. Frey's book entirely lacks fluff, but tells you in clear terms with examples exactly what the minimum conditions for a successful dramatic novel are. These include having a premise, the importance of having your characters filled with desire for something, the use of dramatic... more info

Helpful book:

Provides the tips I was looking for to get started writing a novel. Even if I don't ever write a novel and/or write one that doesn't get published, it was a good read.

Duplicate:

This purchase from Amazon was a very good experience.The book is helpful to the fledgling writer, although not as helpful as I had hoped. The book needs more "here is a secret to writing a novel and here is what it did to me'. The writing is a tad stiff. But there are not many texts concerning this subject. 4 out of 5 stars is about write (sorry for the pun).

How to Write a Damn Good Novel is a damn good book:

How to Write a Damn Good Novel is a damn good book. Since the late 1990s, I attempted to write a novel but to no prevail. I had a great idea but I had no idea how to write a novel. In December 2008, I bought How to Write a Damn Good Novel and read the first page to the last page trying to soak up every word. I studied the book like a textbook. Months later, I bought Mr. Frey's follow-on book How to Write a Damn Good Novel II. I also studied this book like a textbook. My manuscript titled The Empty Lot Next... more info

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