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The Writer's Toolbox
Shoot Your Novel: Cinematic Techniques to Supercharge Your Writing
Want to write a visually powerful novel? Shoot Your Novel takes an in-depth look at cinematic technique for fiction writers. No other writing craft book teaches you the secret of how to "show, don't tell." Best-selling authors of every genre know the secret to hooking readers—by showing, not telling, their story. But writers are not taught how to “show” scenes in a cinematic way. Without a clear, concise, and precise method for constructing dynamic scenes, a writer will likely end up with a flat, lifeless novel.
Filmmakers, screenwriters, and movie directors utilize cinematic technique to create visual masterpieces, and novelists can too—by adapting their methods in their fiction writing.
By “shooting” your novel, you can supercharge your story!
Sol Stein, in his book Stein on Writing said, “Readers, transformed by film and TV, are used to seeing stories. The reading experience . . . is increasingly visual.” Novelists today—regardless of genre—need to learn cinematic storytelling because that's what readers want!
Inside, you’ll
The real secret to “show, don’t tell” and how it’s all about “the moment” More than a dozen “camera shots” novelists can borrow from screenwriters and directors to create powerful, active scenes Instruction on how to piece camera shots together to create cinematic scene segments Examples from novels and screenplays showcasing each facet of cinematic technique How to devise a thematic image system of key shots, motifs, and images Ways to use colors, shapes, sounds, and angles for purposeful subliminal effect Shooting your novel with a filmmaker’s eye will transform your good novel into a great one and will change forever the way you approach constructing your scenes. No other book gives you such deep, thorough instruction in cinematic storytelling for fiction writing.
Here's what some best writing instructors and best-selling authors have to say about this essential novel writing
“With such an extensive amount of experience in the screenwriting process (since childhood), it comes as no surprise that C. S .Lakin writes with a trustworthy authority and wealth of insight when it comes to the craft of building dynamic scenes within novels. The pace and flow of Shoot Your Novel makes it easy to follow and the various tips and pointers strewn throughout are succinct. Of particular note is the smart curation of novel excerpts, authors, and filmmakers she cites as examples for the tips she suggests. If you have trouble understanding some of the pointers/tips theoretically, the excerpts always make it more clear. Having myself adapted The War of the Roses for both film and stage I can say that I have actually used quite a few of the techniques Lakin discusses and the one I like the most is the use of portraying "daydreaming" when writing from the POV of a character, effectively blending past, present, and future in one single scene—there is a lot of this going on in The War of the Roses and it is one of the aspects of the story flow that has made the rendering of the character a success.
Filmmakers, screenwriters, and movie directors utilize cinematic technique to create visual masterpieces, and novelists can too—by adapting their methods in their fiction writing.
By “shooting” your novel, you can supercharge your story!
Sol Stein, in his book Stein on Writing said, “Readers, transformed by film and TV, are used to seeing stories. The reading experience . . . is increasingly visual.” Novelists today—regardless of genre—need to learn cinematic storytelling because that's what readers want!
Inside, you’ll
The real secret to “show, don’t tell” and how it’s all about “the moment” More than a dozen “camera shots” novelists can borrow from screenwriters and directors to create powerful, active scenes Instruction on how to piece camera shots together to create cinematic scene segments Examples from novels and screenplays showcasing each facet of cinematic technique How to devise a thematic image system of key shots, motifs, and images Ways to use colors, shapes, sounds, and angles for purposeful subliminal effect Shooting your novel with a filmmaker’s eye will transform your good novel into a great one and will change forever the way you approach constructing your scenes. No other book gives you such deep, thorough instruction in cinematic storytelling for fiction writing.
Here's what some best writing instructors and best-selling authors have to say about this essential novel writing
“With such an extensive amount of experience in the screenwriting process (since childhood), it comes as no surprise that C. S .Lakin writes with a trustworthy authority and wealth of insight when it comes to the craft of building dynamic scenes within novels. The pace and flow of Shoot Your Novel makes it easy to follow and the various tips and pointers strewn throughout are succinct. Of particular note is the smart curation of novel excerpts, authors, and filmmakers she cites as examples for the tips she suggests. If you have trouble understanding some of the pointers/tips theoretically, the excerpts always make it more clear. Having myself adapted The War of the Roses for both film and stage I can say that I have actually used quite a few of the techniques Lakin discusses and the one I like the most is the use of portraying "daydreaming" when writing from the POV of a character, effectively blending past, present, and future in one single scene—there is a lot of this going on in The War of the Roses and it is one of the aspects of the story flow that has made the rendering of the character a success.
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March 26, 2015
I was excited about this book the moment I heard about it. I'm a visual writer who always incorporates a lot of movie techniques into my fiction, and I instantly loved the idea of using movies to teach show and tell in novel writing.
The second half of the book was the gold mine for me, as Lakin discusses how to consciously structure scenes in a visual way, using various degrees of description to highlight the important moments. I always go into a scene knowing its structure, but I had never really considered identifying and strengthening the *visual* high moment.
I also appreciated Lakin's extensive use of examples from popular books (and movies) to tie together her ideas about "camera angles."
The latter chapters dealing with visual and aural symbolism are also great.
The second half of the book was the gold mine for me, as Lakin discusses how to consciously structure scenes in a visual way, using various degrees of description to highlight the important moments. I always go into a scene knowing its structure, but I had never really considered identifying and strengthening the *visual* high moment.
I also appreciated Lakin's extensive use of examples from popular books (and movies) to tie together her ideas about "camera angles."
The latter chapters dealing with visual and aural symbolism are also great.
February 18, 2018
Maybe I’m missing the point but this reads like a lecture on cinematic techniques for a screenplay. There is so much detail I ended up skipping bits, particularly all the jargon. I don’t need to know what all the camera shots are called. The novel writing examples seemed bolted on. I’d have preferred it to be the other way around - ie how to solve a particular problem in a scene by using a screenwriting technique. But maybe that’s just my style. The author clearly has some expertise but in this instance we weren’t a good match.
did-not-finish
June 2, 2018While this had some helpful information, some of the movies and used as references were pretty violent and a bit disturbing, so I chose not to finish the book.
December 16, 2021
Fresh look at writing technique
I've read a lot of writing craft books, and many of them repeat tools and techniques, but I've not seen a novel-writing book that incorporates camera angle/movement techniques to enrich scenes. Highly recommend.
I've read a lot of writing craft books, and many of them repeat tools and techniques, but I've not seen a novel-writing book that incorporates camera angle/movement techniques to enrich scenes. Highly recommend.
July 20, 2015
NITROLEITURAS: Shoot Your Novel (2014) – C.S. Larkin | Dicas para Escritores: “Filme” a Sua Narrativa!
E depois de muito tempo, trago aqui no Nitroblog uma resenha de um livro de dicas para escritores muito interessante, principalmente para aqueles escrivinhadores que compartilham meu amor incondicional ao cinema: Shoot Your Novel: Cinematic Techniques to Supercharge Your Writing (The Writer’s Toolbox Series).
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SUMÁRIO
Shoot Your Novel ensina a técnica de narrativa cinematográfica para escritores de ficção.
Cineastas, roteiristas e diretores de cinema utilizam a técnica cinematográfica para criar obras de arte visual, e romancistas podem adaptar os seus métodos em sua escrita de ficção.
RESENHA
Eu curto muito livros de dicas para escritores. Considero todos como sugestões, pois sei, a grande custo, que não importa o quão bom seja a dica, o que importa mesmo é o que funciona na hora de escrever, na hora de sangrar os dedos no teclado e produzir seu texto. Mas aprendi e continuo aprendendo muito com esses livros, até mesmo a descobrir como é a minha maneira de escrever (por exemplo, a muito custo vi que sou um escritor que “edita enquanto escreve”, funciono melhor quando, mesmo com um sumário narrativo das linhas gerais de um romance, termino a primeira versão de um capítulo e fico reescrevendo, acrescentando e modelando o texto por camadas, até ficar pronto e partir para o próximo).
E o que mais curto de livros de dicas para escritores é que, ao lê-los, a vontade de escrever dá uma renovada, e você fica doido para terminar logo a leitura e voltar a sentar o cacete no teclado!
Shoot Your Novel é curtinho, dá para ler em uma tarde (184 páginas), mas tem muitas dicas interessantes, além de ser uma aula de ângulos de câmara, técnicas cinematográficas de narrativa em cinema (plano geral para situar a história ou a cena, closes para momentos mais emocionais e dramáticos, etc.), uso de cores para trabalhar as emoções do leitor de maneira inconsciente, etc.
Sol Stein, um guru mega-mass de escritores, sempre repetira que “os leitores contemporâneos, transformados pelo cinema e TV, estão acostumados a ver suas histórias. A experiência de leitura é cada vez mais visual. Os romancistas atuais, independentemente do gênero, ganharão muitos leitores à medida que incorporarem elementos visuais à suas narrativas”.
Eu sempre pensei minhas narrativas de maneira visual, seja por causa da minha obsessão do cinema, ou por ter crescido dentro da explosão audiovisual dos anos 80.
O livro é repleto de dicas, como essas:
“Mostre” os momentos mais marcantes de sua narrativa, ao invés de “narrar”.
Como um diretor constrói uma cena e o que um escritor pode aprender com isso.
Cinema é uma arte visual, e os roteiros são a representação escrita dessas cenas. Leia roteiros de mestres do cinema para aprender como mostrar visualmente emoções, tensões, metáforas, temas, etc.
Cores podem e devem ser usadas para compor uma cena, ressaltando emoções, clima, etc.
Monte um sistema de imagens e símbolos recorrentes na narrativa, para enfatizar temas, caracterizar personagens, passar mensagens, criar suspense, etc. como os grandes diretores fazem.
E muito mais!
O livro é também recheado de exemplos do cinema e recomenda a leitura de autores mais cinematográficos, como Michael Critchon (o autor de Parque dos Dinossauros e tantos outros thrillers de sucesso).
Gostei muito!
RECOMENDADO PARA:
Quem escreve e curte criar narrativas mais visuais, quem quer deixar as narrativas mais interessantes e prazeirosas para seus leitores, quem curte livros de dicas para escritores, quem curte livros com dicas práticas, quem curte livros curtos e diretos, quem curte cinema e curte escrever também!
PRÓXIMAS LEITURAS:
NITROLEITURAS: Viva o Povo Brasileiro (1984) – João Ubaldo Ribeiro – 673 páginas
Apesar de ficar morrendo de vontade de continuar lendo a bibliografia do fabuloso Milton Hatoum, o grande João Ubaldo Ribeiro estava na minha lista de leitura, e lista de leitura a gente tem que seguir senão, sabe como é, a Nossa Senhora dos Viciados em Leitura castiga nóis!
E como estou numas de ler toda a lista dos 100 melhores romances da Literatura Brasileira de todos os tempos, o Viva o Povo Brasileiro é mais um daqueles livros-unanimidade entre a crítica, ou seja, leitura obrigatória. E já estou à umas duzentas páginas dentro do livro, nesse momento que escrevo essas mal tecladas linhas, e já vou dizendo que é foda pra caralho! Então, aguardem a próxima resenha dessa obra prima da literatura tupiniquim!
E depois de muito tempo, trago aqui no Nitroblog uma resenha de um livro de dicas para escritores muito interessante, principalmente para aqueles escrivinhadores que compartilham meu amor incondicional ao cinema: Shoot Your Novel: Cinematic Techniques to Supercharge Your Writing (The Writer’s Toolbox Series).
Shoot your novel ebook cover final 1400 pixels wide
SUMÁRIO
Shoot Your Novel ensina a técnica de narrativa cinematográfica para escritores de ficção.
Cineastas, roteiristas e diretores de cinema utilizam a técnica cinematográfica para criar obras de arte visual, e romancistas podem adaptar os seus métodos em sua escrita de ficção.
RESENHA
Eu curto muito livros de dicas para escritores. Considero todos como sugestões, pois sei, a grande custo, que não importa o quão bom seja a dica, o que importa mesmo é o que funciona na hora de escrever, na hora de sangrar os dedos no teclado e produzir seu texto. Mas aprendi e continuo aprendendo muito com esses livros, até mesmo a descobrir como é a minha maneira de escrever (por exemplo, a muito custo vi que sou um escritor que “edita enquanto escreve”, funciono melhor quando, mesmo com um sumário narrativo das linhas gerais de um romance, termino a primeira versão de um capítulo e fico reescrevendo, acrescentando e modelando o texto por camadas, até ficar pronto e partir para o próximo).
E o que mais curto de livros de dicas para escritores é que, ao lê-los, a vontade de escrever dá uma renovada, e você fica doido para terminar logo a leitura e voltar a sentar o cacete no teclado!
Shoot Your Novel é curtinho, dá para ler em uma tarde (184 páginas), mas tem muitas dicas interessantes, além de ser uma aula de ângulos de câmara, técnicas cinematográficas de narrativa em cinema (plano geral para situar a história ou a cena, closes para momentos mais emocionais e dramáticos, etc.), uso de cores para trabalhar as emoções do leitor de maneira inconsciente, etc.
Sol Stein, um guru mega-mass de escritores, sempre repetira que “os leitores contemporâneos, transformados pelo cinema e TV, estão acostumados a ver suas histórias. A experiência de leitura é cada vez mais visual. Os romancistas atuais, independentemente do gênero, ganharão muitos leitores à medida que incorporarem elementos visuais à suas narrativas”.
Eu sempre pensei minhas narrativas de maneira visual, seja por causa da minha obsessão do cinema, ou por ter crescido dentro da explosão audiovisual dos anos 80.
O livro é repleto de dicas, como essas:
“Mostre” os momentos mais marcantes de sua narrativa, ao invés de “narrar”.
Como um diretor constrói uma cena e o que um escritor pode aprender com isso.
Cinema é uma arte visual, e os roteiros são a representação escrita dessas cenas. Leia roteiros de mestres do cinema para aprender como mostrar visualmente emoções, tensões, metáforas, temas, etc.
Cores podem e devem ser usadas para compor uma cena, ressaltando emoções, clima, etc.
Monte um sistema de imagens e símbolos recorrentes na narrativa, para enfatizar temas, caracterizar personagens, passar mensagens, criar suspense, etc. como os grandes diretores fazem.
E muito mais!
O livro é também recheado de exemplos do cinema e recomenda a leitura de autores mais cinematográficos, como Michael Critchon (o autor de Parque dos Dinossauros e tantos outros thrillers de sucesso).
Gostei muito!
RECOMENDADO PARA:
Quem escreve e curte criar narrativas mais visuais, quem quer deixar as narrativas mais interessantes e prazeirosas para seus leitores, quem curte livros de dicas para escritores, quem curte livros com dicas práticas, quem curte livros curtos e diretos, quem curte cinema e curte escrever também!
PRÓXIMAS LEITURAS:
NITROLEITURAS: Viva o Povo Brasileiro (1984) – João Ubaldo Ribeiro – 673 páginas
Apesar de ficar morrendo de vontade de continuar lendo a bibliografia do fabuloso Milton Hatoum, o grande João Ubaldo Ribeiro estava na minha lista de leitura, e lista de leitura a gente tem que seguir senão, sabe como é, a Nossa Senhora dos Viciados em Leitura castiga nóis!
E como estou numas de ler toda a lista dos 100 melhores romances da Literatura Brasileira de todos os tempos, o Viva o Povo Brasileiro é mais um daqueles livros-unanimidade entre a crítica, ou seja, leitura obrigatória. E já estou à umas duzentas páginas dentro do livro, nesse momento que escrevo essas mal tecladas linhas, e já vou dizendo que é foda pra caralho! Então, aguardem a próxima resenha dessa obra prima da literatura tupiniquim!
February 22, 2017
This is an excellent book for aspiring novelists and for those who want to do screenplays and/or shoot films. Interesting and valuable perspective, which made me appreciate the art of film making so much more than I have - which was considerable. A whole new way of approaching writing too!
December 28, 2016
What a clever idea! This uses excerpts from screenplays to illustrate different shots that directors use in films and excerpts from novels to show how these shots can be used in writing. Authors tend to write scenes as if they were viewed from the point of view of a character and never think to zoom in to closeup or out to pan across the setting. I went through and made notes to refer to when editing my latest novel, and will use this book time and time again. Highly recommended.
November 17, 2020
Lots of great information. This one helped me figure out what I've been thinking about for several years. I've been thinking I should write my book like a screenplay to get it out of my head. I visualize my story ideas like a movie in my head. But when I sit down to write I bog down. After reading this I realize I just need to write out the shots and angles from my head with what I see. Then go back and fill in all the details. Highly recommend this one if you're a writer.
October 22, 2019
Great craft sharpening book
A lot of great tips that I will try to incorporate into my own writing. This inspired me so much that I could only read a few pages at a time before rushing to my office to write more.
A lot of great tips that I will try to incorporate into my own writing. This inspired me so much that I could only read a few pages at a time before rushing to my office to write more.
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April 7, 2021This is a lot of words to say “describe the things the POV character sees, focus on the things the POV character focuses on, and don’t describe details/things the POV character can’t see.” For me, there was nothing new or noteworthy in the book.
DNF’d at 51%.
DNF’d at 51%.
April 20, 2021
Shoot For The stars!
This the most interesting concept in novel writing. It makes you understand that you can bring another element into your story to see it from a different view, but bringing it to another level. Wow! Thanks.
This the most interesting concept in novel writing. It makes you understand that you can bring another element into your story to see it from a different view, but bringing it to another level. Wow! Thanks.
January 5, 2018
Excellent visual for the writer
May 5, 2017
Excellent tie between writing and screen.
May 17, 2017
I am finishing up the first draft of my novel, and this book provided some new ways for me to approach scenes. It will be instrumental throughout the revision process.
September 5, 2017
This book was a BIG help
I never fully understood 'show don't tell' from a practical standpoint until this book. Great examples and clear explanations are given. Highly recommend.!
I never fully understood 'show don't tell' from a practical standpoint until this book. Great examples and clear explanations are given. Highly recommend.!
May 1, 2019
A cinematic guide to transforming novel into dimension of angles,views and POVs that stick to the readers.
January 28, 2020
A great book about story-writing as if it were a movie
Changed the way I looked at my scenes. By thinking of it as a movie, you focus and change how you describe details
Changed the way I looked at my scenes. By thinking of it as a movie, you focus and change how you describe details
October 15, 2014
Publisher Ubiquitous Press October 13, 2014
"Shoot Your Novel" grabs authors or aspiring authors immediately as they read the first page of Lakin's book. Writers who follow Lakin's instructions will learn how to give their fictional stories a deeper meaning and emotional impact captivating readers of their novels. Her book teaches novelists how to look at their work as if they are looking through a camera lens. Writers learn to use methods screenwriters or directors of movies use to create powerful scenes.
After learning the concepts of creating action packed scenes using many different angles, Lakin shows how to edit and piece each scene in the best order to create a great compelling visual novel. Writers will learn how to visually see what they are writing, creating scenes showing the action in their novels as cinematographer.
In "Shoot Your Novel" Lakin describes in detail how the craft of writing has changed using new tools and techniques. Writers need to be willing to write with methods that fit the demands of readers who want be able to see the story come alive and experience the action. Lakin's book addresses how to write to fit the times of century. This book is a must read for all writers and should be sitting next to their computers for easy reference. This is a great addition to your library of how to write and earns a 5 star ranking.
November 4, 2014
Writing is not all that different from directing. That’s what C. S. Lakin declared in her book, Shoot Your Novel. Then she took me on a journey through the most valuable cinematic techniques that a director uses and showed me how to apply them to my novel.
From panning to montages to zooming in, she explained how it worked in a movie and related that to how powerfully it could work for me too. I found the examples that she uses more helpful than in most how-to-write books. Most of them illustrated the technique lucidly, so that I really got what she was trying to explain. That is important if I’m going to make it work for me when I sit down to write.
Sometimes I just need to look at writing from a different angle, and here Lakin does a lot of talking about different angles. The chapters on color, shape, and sound were especially fascinating to me. By the time I had finished it, I found many great ideas in this book for me to experiment with in my WIP. I think you will too.
From panning to montages to zooming in, she explained how it worked in a movie and related that to how powerfully it could work for me too. I found the examples that she uses more helpful than in most how-to-write books. Most of them illustrated the technique lucidly, so that I really got what she was trying to explain. That is important if I’m going to make it work for me when I sit down to write.
Sometimes I just need to look at writing from a different angle, and here Lakin does a lot of talking about different angles. The chapters on color, shape, and sound were especially fascinating to me. By the time I had finished it, I found many great ideas in this book for me to experiment with in my WIP. I think you will too.
February 1, 2015
Wow. Still taking notes on this one.
Ever wonder how some novelists get book after book turned into movies?
Me too. Ever since my own personal committment to having books turned into film, I've searched for ways to make it easier. Turns out, one of the ways I can make it easy for producers and screenwriters is to make a story so vivid, that I unconsciously give people a movie-like experience.
C.S. Lakin shows how different 'shots' are used in fiction novels to create the exact visual experience of a well-made film. These tools not only are a treat for the reader, when done right, they also make book more publishable, sellable, spreadable, and shoot-able.
I was looking for techniques that could improve each story I write by a huge margin. This is one of them for sure.
Ever wonder how some novelists get book after book turned into movies?
Me too. Ever since my own personal committment to having books turned into film, I've searched for ways to make it easier. Turns out, one of the ways I can make it easy for producers and screenwriters is to make a story so vivid, that I unconsciously give people a movie-like experience.
C.S. Lakin shows how different 'shots' are used in fiction novels to create the exact visual experience of a well-made film. These tools not only are a treat for the reader, when done right, they also make book more publishable, sellable, spreadable, and shoot-able.
I was looking for techniques that could improve each story I write by a huge margin. This is one of them for sure.
July 4, 2015
I've done quite a bit of writing and have always tried to internalize the "Show, don't tell" motto. It hasn't been easy for me. I've always felt like I was mimicking the techniques of better writers without actually understanding them.
Lakin's movie camera metaphor has helped with that immensely. She explains how filmmakers use different shots and angles to set tones and exposition without just throwing everything out there, then shows how writers have successfully used the same techniques.
The best part, she doesn't just go into the how. She focuses on the why.
I definitely recommend this book to anyone who may be struggling with developing a thorough understanding of core narrative concepts, or for someone who has an intuitive grasp but wants to take their art to a whole new level.
Lakin's movie camera metaphor has helped with that immensely. She explains how filmmakers use different shots and angles to set tones and exposition without just throwing everything out there, then shows how writers have successfully used the same techniques.
The best part, she doesn't just go into the how. She focuses on the why.
I definitely recommend this book to anyone who may be struggling with developing a thorough understanding of core narrative concepts, or for someone who has an intuitive grasp but wants to take their art to a whole new level.
December 9, 2016
Contains mostly fluff
Author used words like "maybe", "perhaps", and " probably". It was a difficult read and hard to follow. I did not learn anything from this book that could help. It contained a heap of fluff and I verily made it past the first 12 pages. I continued reading since the author promised to show examples in later chapters. I eventually got bored when I realized the examples where just the author telling me to "watch shots from my tv", but it never explained anything or gave a clear cut guide to what it had promised. I am a freelance writer and author who was looking to strengthen my writing skills, but what I found was this. Please revise this book.
Author used words like "maybe", "perhaps", and " probably". It was a difficult read and hard to follow. I did not learn anything from this book that could help. It contained a heap of fluff and I verily made it past the first 12 pages. I continued reading since the author promised to show examples in later chapters. I eventually got bored when I realized the examples where just the author telling me to "watch shots from my tv", but it never explained anything or gave a clear cut guide to what it had promised. I am a freelance writer and author who was looking to strengthen my writing skills, but what I found was this. Please revise this book.
January 16, 2015
Most books on writing tell the reader the same things that all the other books cover. It's hard to find something new about writing novels. Shoot Your Novel had some different takes on the subject. It wasn't the same ol' same ol'. Now , if I can actually write my novel while thinking like a movie director, we shall see.
December 26, 2016
This was alright. I tend to visualise things when I write anyway so this was not a huge eye opener for me. There are a few techniques I might try to see how they fit with my style. The copious inserts of screen plays got on my nerves and I skimmed or skipped most of them as the techniques were described in text anyway.
July 10, 2017
I took my time reading this book. Each day, I'd read a section, then attempt to put the teaching into practice. It caused me to look at movie differently. And it supercharged my writing, as the title proclaimed. I highly recommend this book, as it'll give the writer a different viewpoint. For me, now, when I write I imagine a camera shooting the scene.
January 8, 2015
CS Lakin is wonderful and very giving with her time and talents.
She had great ideas about how to create scenes and focus for your novels.
Hear what she had to say on Newbie Writers Podcast - Episode 143 on ITunes.
She had great ideas about how to create scenes and focus for your novels.
Hear what she had to say on Newbie Writers Podcast - Episode 143 on ITunes.
June 1, 2016
This is a must have book for writers. I found it so helpful. I want to be able to write books where you can be right there in the scene with the characters. This was full of helpful hints to do just that. This book is well worth the money and I plan to read more of this author's books
August 3, 2016
Great book!
For a newbie like me,this helped expand my thinking about the writing process. Very helpful in terms of finding out how to make your book more interesting. Also the author should get her friends to create the app she mentioned.
For a newbie like me,this helped expand my thinking about the writing process. Very helpful in terms of finding out how to make your book more interesting. Also the author should get her friends to create the app she mentioned.
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