bea_becker's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
It's pretty useful. I like a lot of the advice, it's probably geared more towards contemporary fiction writers but in general it seemed like a lot of valuable exercises that I will probably work through more slowly as practice.
mcmillan's review against another edition
3.0
Went through this on quickly. I had a go at a few of the exercises, but didn't really take much time with it. Might have to go through this again at some point.
letitiaharmon's review against another edition
3.0
It was ok, really useful at times. Feels a little dated. Makes a lot of suppositions about sexuality and gender without honoring the creative outlet that exploring those topics and turning them on their head can be. A good tool for someone truly stuck or who thinks they have stories to tell but nowhere to start.
hjswinford's review against another edition
4.0
A great textbook for the Intro to Creative Writing class I was in. Gives some great tips for getting the creative juices flowing and some good points and examples. Keeping a journal with the reading of this book turned out to be really helpful.
bibliophage's review against another edition
I didn't find this book helpful for me as a writer or for my writing students. Some of the exercises are nice, but there was just so much in this book that wasn't useful or worth reading through.
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