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A review by caroleen
Writing with Emotion, Tension, and Conflict: Techniques for Crafting an Expressive and Compelling Novel by Cheryl St John
5.0
This book is a keeper. (I.E. I can't lend it to friends because I use it so often.)
St. John's writing style makes this book fascinating and easy to understand, no matter how complex the idea. It felt like a (long) conversation with the warmest, most direct critique partner ever to hold a red pen.
I'm using my copy to make writing worksheets and checklists from. (There will be many.)
What is really helpful about this book is that it has:
Suggested movies to watch, with explanations of what to look for and how to learn from them
Suggested books to read (ditto above)
Exercises
References to and suggestions for other writing books (one gem I hadn't heard of before: The Describer's Dictionary by Grambs)
*Movies to watch! Best homework ever.*
This book is well worth its price. It's an excellent reference and covers emotion, tension, and conflict from the ground up. Even more than characters' traits and important plot components, she talks about things like settings and characters' names.
I highly, highly recommend this book for writers at all stages. I'm confident everyone will learn from this excellent manual.
St. John's writing style makes this book fascinating and easy to understand, no matter how complex the idea. It felt like a (long) conversation with the warmest, most direct critique partner ever to hold a red pen.
I'm using my copy to make writing worksheets and checklists from. (There will be many.)
What is really helpful about this book is that it has:
Suggested movies to watch, with explanations of what to look for and how to learn from them
Suggested books to read (ditto above)
Exercises
References to and suggestions for other writing books (one gem I hadn't heard of before: The Describer's Dictionary by Grambs)
*Movies to watch! Best homework ever.*
This book is well worth its price. It's an excellent reference and covers emotion, tension, and conflict from the ground up. Even more than characters' traits and important plot components, she talks about things like settings and characters' names.
I highly, highly recommend this book for writers at all stages. I'm confident everyone will learn from this excellent manual.