kamrynkoble's review against another edition
4.0
I finally finished working through this book and it has been invaluable. So much was missing from my initial drafts that I had no clue was a problem before this. The brainstorm activities are highly helpful, and I recommend this to anyone who wants to write a novel but has no idea how to go about it. Janice Hardy clearly walks you through every single step for planning a compelling story. Tell me how it works for you!
cupiscent's review against another edition
4.0
More of a work-through-as-useful-for-a-project rather than a read-from-cover-to-cover book; I've worked through it on a couple of projects now - a revision and a new concept - and I'm impressed with its versatility and usefulness. There's a lot to offer both planners and pantsers - the former in building before writing, and the latter in regrouping for efficient revisions - in terms of pragmatic approaches to solid fiction concepts that will give strong bones to a project.
rosepetals1984's review against another edition
5.0
I'll write a review on this later, but honestly - one of the best writing guides I've picked up in quite some time. It's easy to understand, comprehensive with the different types of writers as well as writing for working on a project - just a lot of good stuff here. Review to come. :)
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