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by Sarah Harrison (Author)
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  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Allison & Busby; illustrated edition edition (10 Aug 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0749001976
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749001971
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.5 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Form the author of "The Flowers of the Field" this inspirational guide to writing a potential bestseller covers capturing the elusive "X" factor, generating the narrative drive, busting blocks and how to write about sex.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good start., 13 Feb 2003
By Mr. Richard Hathaway (Norfolk England) - See all my reviews
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When searching for your first 'How to write' book you want one that covers all aspects. Next search for books on certain topics, eg. Chracters, scenes, or which area you could do with help.
How to write a blockbuster is this starting point. Written by Sarah Harrison it reads well. The type you can kick back and enjoy without feeling your wading through the next war and peace. She covers from the 'BIG' idea, the Grand Plan, who's in it, tension, ending, and words on selling the final product.

But like all these books they either, never cover the topics in enough detail, or don't bother at all leaving you to buy many and pick the best bits. This book sits somewhere in the middle, a worthy buy, extreamly enjoyable, and many good ideas that will help you on your way.
So if your serious about writing you could do a lot worse. Just don't expect the millions to come rolling in straight away.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Dull and of little help, 20 Aug 2008
By Chris A "chris_store" (From my undersea lair) - See all my reviews
this book started badly and went downhill. The author has a rather cold tone which probably reflects her limited success as a writer. I found the text so dull that I quickly lost interest. My general conclusion is that she has little idea what makes for a blockbuster having only had one minor blockbuster herself, it was probably beginners luck. Certainly there was little substance to the text, 'more dramatic books are better because that is what people buy (for some reason I don't quite know why)' would summarise the content. If you want real advice look elsewhere.
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3.0 out of 5 stars How Ms Harrison wrote a blockbuster, 4 Sep 2009
Sarah Harrison offers a warning at the start of the book that it contains much opinion, some of which you may not agree with, which is a fair assessment of its contents. It is a very opinionated book, offering much anecdotal evidence about what blockbusters must contain but few hard facts. As such, is it a waste of time to read it? Well, not entirely...

This is less a 'How to write a blockbuster' but 'How I wrote a blockbuster', so it does offer one woman's insight and experience regarding the publishing process. While you may not of heard of the author (I hadn't), a few of her books have achieved some success and she explains some of the highlights (reader enthusiasm) and pitfalls (no one at signings) that may occur after you succeed in writing your blockbuster and enter the promo-circuit. She also encourages individuality, offers some general similarities between top-selling blockbusters and tells you to obey and assist the publishing industry experts as they push your book to market.

Where this book really falls down, I feel, is the lack of exercises for an aspiring writer. The style seems dated, as though Ms Harrison is an old-style school-ma'am patrolling the front of the class and expounding what blockbusters are, rather than a helpful tutor encouraging students to explore, invent and achieve their own good writing. As I said at the start, however, I don't think this is entirely a waste of your reading time.

Harrison has been through what a lot of aspiring writers want to put themselves through and this is very much her personal story regarding the process. This book is a genteel kick in the pants to just WRITE and to focus your efforts on creating the very best story you can as only you can tell it. It's an odd and old-fashioned book with a good heart, I think, but a reader coming to it really shouldn't expect it to demonstrate the 'how to' it boasts on the cover.
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