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davykent's review
5.0
An excellent craft book that I would highly recommend to any developmental or line editor, as well as any author. While sometimes I feel Hardy is too severe, and perhaps too attached to "red flag words," the information inside this book should be considered essential to anyone who feels their prose can be improved on.
lunasgathering's review
4.0
It's a book I intend to keep at hand as I write. I only have part of a first draft so this will be more helpful once I have something to revise. I like that she mentions telling is natural for a first draft in order to get the story on the page. And explains where telling can work. Her thorough instructions will help me remove the excess tells from my story in revision. There are times that the information is repeated but that works well in this book. She expanded on what was said earlier using repetition to help with memorization.
The best thing about this book is her use of examples. She takes a basic, serviceable passage and explains how it's told instead of shown and then includes the passage rewritten to illustrate the explanation. The result is tighter storytelling that propels the reader forward.
The best thing about this book is her use of examples. She takes a basic, serviceable passage and explains how it's told instead of shown and then includes the passage rewritten to illustrate the explanation. The result is tighter storytelling that propels the reader forward.
asthornton's review
5.0
How could this be any less than 5 stars? One of the best writing books I've read. I've heard the advice "show, don't tell" over and over again, but NO ONE EXPLAINED WTF IT MEANT. This book did. And it does so thoroughly I feel like after only one read, I can significant elevate my writing.
It's a short book guys (~115 pages). Read it.
It's a short book guys (~115 pages). Read it.
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