Here's a collection of the most helpful articles from WRITER'S DIGEST magazine covering every aspect of short story writing. Every writer, from beginner to professional, will find guidance, encouragement, and answers to such concerns as how to make characters believable, developing dialogue, writer's block, viewpoint, the all-important use of conflict, and much more.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
A good book.:
This book will certainly help me write my short story if I can ever find time to do it.
The Writer's Digest of Short Story Writing:
This is an out-of-print book that I needed for a course. I recieved it in nearly brand new condition, and I use it every day. If you are a writer, this book is a great tool.
empathy and advice:
I was seventeen. I found the book on my grandmother's shelf. And I couldn't put it down. In retrospect, it was probably no better than other books on writing, but it dealt with things I was interested in -- are writers born or made, transitions, revisions, the importance of reading (actually, everybody's got their own opinion on that), characterization and viewpoint. Now, it's not that I hadn't already heard or known some of this stuff, but it was just what I needed. Authors opinions and struggles,... more info
This is actually Volume II in the two-part series:
1) Very similar to my comments on Volume 1 = totally for novices and those brand spanking new to reading articles on the craft of writing
2) I found 8 of the 33 articles to be VERY well done and useful as future references/checklists as I do my writing
3) Overall I liked the quality of the articles in Vol II more so than Vol I
4) A lot of the information in these articles/advice will cirulcate back through your subscription to Writer's Digest Magazine. Meaning you can get a subscription or get this... more info
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