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Damn Fine Story: Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative by Chuck Wendig
5.0
I Googled "Writing advice for fantasy novels" back in 2015 and I clicked on "terribleminds.com" which is Chuck Wendig's blog. His humor and his advice were spot on. So I made regular trips to the blog and even entered a few Flash Fiction challenges. Eventually, I was curious as to how the guy actually writes! So I bought a stack of his books (the first three Miriam Black books and Zeroes)
I LOVE the Miriam Black Series SO HARD. One of my favorite book series ever!
This book, Damn Fine Story is my first "on writing" book I've brought home from Chuck but he has several others and I might just need them all.
This one is about the art of storytelling--not just all the rest of what goes into crafting a novel--but the actual story itself. The components-what makes a story--well, GOOD. Which we want, of course. We want to hook people and give them something compelling because there are so many things to be distracted by!
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So what grabs a reader by the nose and keeps it in the pages of your book? Chuck explains it all in an easy to digest, HILARIOUS way. The man is truly so funny. My favorite part of this book were the 50 tips at the back. I took so many notes during this whole read and then I got to that part and I was like, well I could have just used THESE!! But no, really, my notes will be so useful and keep me grounded while I write and I'll be referring to those 50 things A LOT! So this book will stay on my desk always. Right along, King's On Writing and Anne Lamont's Bird By Bird.
A must have for any writer!
I LOVE the Miriam Black Series SO HARD. One of my favorite book series ever!
This book, Damn Fine Story is my first "on writing" book I've brought home from Chuck but he has several others and I might just need them all.
This one is about the art of storytelling--not just all the rest of what goes into crafting a novel--but the actual story itself. The components-what makes a story--well, GOOD. Which we want, of course. We want to hook people and give them something compelling because there are so many things to be distracted by!
Social media
Netflix
News
So what grabs a reader by the nose and keeps it in the pages of your book? Chuck explains it all in an easy to digest, HILARIOUS way. The man is truly so funny. My favorite part of this book were the 50 tips at the back. I took so many notes during this whole read and then I got to that part and I was like, well I could have just used THESE!! But no, really, my notes will be so useful and keep me grounded while I write and I'll be referring to those 50 things A LOT! So this book will stay on my desk always. Right along, King's On Writing and Anne Lamont's Bird By Bird.
A must have for any writer!