Practical Short Story Writing (0709063261) - Reviews and Prices

Editorial Review:

If you are a short story writer hoping to get published, this is the book for you. The author presents a huge amount of useful information in an easily accessible format for writers needing a bit of guidance in the world of publishing.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

It can`t gift you with talent but it doesn`t claim to do so:

What to write, how to write it and where to send it to get a chance for being published: in essence this is what the book is intended to help you with.
I found the book a little too focused on the "craftmanship"-element of writing rather than the art in it, but that`s not necessarily bad: it is a short (160- pages) HOWTO-like book with which you can evade the mistakes you would probably make in your first 5-10 stories.
What I was glad to find in the book were the one or two mentions that there is... more info

It is practical:

A look at plot, technique, and twist. Not bad, not the best, but not bad at all.

A good start.:

It is possible that you have always wanted to write a book. So do I. Searching for information, I came across this little book. Although it is more oriented to writing stories of about 3000 to 5000 words in length, suitable for magazines, it contains helpful information that will help you have a better idea on how to develop a story, how to structure it and how to keep track of the plot. With this book handy, you now can approach that book that you have always wanted to write. To me, it got me up and... more info

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