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A review by jennyrbaker
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story by K.M. Weiland
3.0
I own a lot of writing advice books. Many of them have been sitting on my shelf unread because I thought they were going to be the equivalent of a dry, boring textbook. Most of them have been both educational and entertaining, inspiring me to keep reading more of them.
I just didn't love this book as much as most people. I'd put this in the "dry, boring textbook" category. Two-thirds of the content I've read in other advice books, so there really wasn't much new for me to learn, especially the section on story structure. Although I was already familiar with scene structure, I did get some useful information and it was a nice refresher. The geeky side of me liked the section on sentence structure.
I enjoyed some of her references, both fiction and nonfiction. Her fiction references include Pride & Prejudice and Ender's Game, among others. Her nonfiction references are some of my favorite books, Reading Like a Writer and The Anatomy of Story.
I don't think I was the right audience for this book because it seems to be more suitable for people who have never read a writing advice book before. If you're one of those types of readers, then this is the book that you'd want to read.
I just didn't love this book as much as most people. I'd put this in the "dry, boring textbook" category. Two-thirds of the content I've read in other advice books, so there really wasn't much new for me to learn, especially the section on story structure. Although I was already familiar with scene structure, I did get some useful information and it was a nice refresher. The geeky side of me liked the section on sentence structure.
I enjoyed some of her references, both fiction and nonfiction. Her fiction references include Pride & Prejudice and Ender's Game, among others. Her nonfiction references are some of my favorite books, Reading Like a Writer and The Anatomy of Story.
I don't think I was the right audience for this book because it seems to be more suitable for people who have never read a writing advice book before. If you're one of those types of readers, then this is the book that you'd want to read.