- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Writer's Digest Books; New edition edition (Nov 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1884910394
- ISBN-13: 978-1884910395
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 661,313 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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With more than 120 writing exercises, this l earn-by-doing guide is designed to help students improve and expand their fiction according to individual needs and sche dules. '
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Solid, and helpful, but heavy on lists and at times tedious,
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This review is from: Fiction Writer's Workshop (Paperback)
Moderately useful book for budding writers, with many excellent quotes from literature to illustrate his points admirably. The last chapter, on revision, is extremely useful, and the exercises are largely sensible and fun. But on the whole it's somewhat tedious and pedestrian a guide. For instance, he likes to list things - different types of beginnings, voices, etc., but most such lists are pretty obvious and he rarely tells you what's good and bad about each option. The UEA equivalent book, "The Creative Writing Coursebook" edited by Julia Bell and Paul Magrs, is superior in almost every way and if you've read that book, this one adds virtually nothing, and misses a lot.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A comprehensive guide to writing fiction,
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This review is from: Fiction Writer's Workshop (Hardcover)
Though it seems a bit overwhelming at first, heavy with academic style, Fiction Writer's Workshop rises in value as you perform the exercises. Josip Novakovich draws upon modern as well as classic literature to illustrate his points. The explanations are thorough and comprehensive. Of the most value are his exercises, each designed to teach, inspire and develop the writer skills within us all. Definitely worth adding to any writer's library.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent starting point for writers,
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This review is from: Fiction Writer's Workshop (Paperback)
This easy to read and digest book not only gives writers a good basic set of guidelines but actively encourages creativity.
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