Description & Setting: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Believable World of People, Places, and Events (Write Great Fiction)
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Description & Setting: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Believable World of People, Places, and Events (Write Great Fiction)
For a story to be successful, it must come alive on the page. With Description & Setting, writers learn how to make every detail count as they create believable people, places and events. Another book in the popular Write Great Fiction series, this valuable reference:
-Shows writers how to master the challenging--and often overlooked--subjects of description and setting -Offers hands-on action-and-results exercises that allow readers to incorporate lessons into their own work -Provides busy writers with accessible information through sidebars, exercises, checklists and more
With clear examples from popular fiction and tips for specific genres, bringing a story to life has never been this easy or this fun.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Absolute, must have!:
There are many words I could use to say how critically important this book is to aspiring writers. Buy it!!! It will more than pay for itself.
Good book:
Like the other "Write Great Fiction" books, this one focuses on the elements listed on the title, description and setting. While the criticisms some others have had are sound, this is by no means a terrible book, and certainly it is not as awful as some would make it out to be. As for the criticism that there is "nothing new" in the book, that's easy. The author makes the assumption (as he should, seeing as how every other good author who has ever written a non-fiction work on any given subject would do the... more info
Very Informative:
This book covers from A to Z on writing descriptive scenes, and more. Besides the nuts and bolts, it provides many great ideas above and beyond what I had expected. If you're thinking about writing fiction this an excellent prerequisite for you to read before you begin writing a page. It helped me tremendously in the wordsmithing required to "paint a picture" for the reader, from the most intricate details, to the, what not to do's." It's worth every minute. Very good to keep for reference as well.
Cornflakes.:
I read the book twice. I considered maybe my wandering mind was from fatigue. The same thing happened with the second reading, after a good night's sleep. Ron's instruction is neither helpful or interesting. It isnt stimulating. What it is, is a recipe minus the measurements for the ingredients. There are no EUREKA! moments in the book. It's basic cornflakes for $18 a box.
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