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A review by jlennidorner
Novelsmithing: The Structural Foundation Of Plot, Character, And Narration by David Sheppard
3.0
"You can say your character is in an uncontrollable rage, but if the character punches someone in the mouth, you get your point across better." That's a good quote and lesson from this book.
The section on dialogue is perhaps the most useful part of this book.
There's quite a bit about Greek mythology in this book.
An excerpt that I liked: "We expect a work of fiction to do more than just help us escape our worldly dilemmas. We expect it to have importance and be meaningful. A story is a process of discovery-through-conflict, and that process must result in transcendence for the central character. He must be changed by the experience, thereby allowing the reader to also be changed."
Here's a suggested exercise from the book that interests me: "Write a paragraph on why you believe the world will be a better place with the publication of your novel."
The section on dialogue is perhaps the most useful part of this book.
There's quite a bit about Greek mythology in this book.
An excerpt that I liked: "We expect a work of fiction to do more than just help us escape our worldly dilemmas. We expect it to have importance and be meaningful. A story is a process of discovery-through-conflict, and that process must result in transcendence for the central character. He must be changed by the experience, thereby allowing the reader to also be changed."
Here's a suggested exercise from the book that interests me: "Write a paragraph on why you believe the world will be a better place with the publication of your novel."