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A review by senspence
Story Structure: The Key to Successful Fiction by William Bernhardt
4.0
Good for Beginners
I appreciated the brevity of the book and chapter summaries, which make this an easy reference guide. I also liked that Mr. Bernhardt listed specific novels as examples for the points he was illustrating. I stress that this most helpful for beginners but it's a good refresher course for those who have been at it a while and write instinctively, without conscious awareness of what they are doing. I did not appreciate the multiple typos and formatting errors; it makes me wonder how much time and effort was actually spent on the book. That can be forgiven, however. One final note: I think the appendices are at least as important as the body of the book and should not be skipped.
I appreciated the brevity of the book and chapter summaries, which make this an easy reference guide. I also liked that Mr. Bernhardt listed specific novels as examples for the points he was illustrating. I stress that this most helpful for beginners but it's a good refresher course for those who have been at it a while and write instinctively, without conscious awareness of what they are doing. I did not appreciate the multiple typos and formatting errors; it makes me wonder how much time and effort was actually spent on the book. That can be forgiven, however. One final note: I think the appendices are at least as important as the body of the book and should not be skipped.