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I always thought the contrast between Characters and Viewpoint and Stephen King's On Writing was just fascinating.
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King's approach is so much more informal. I mean, he talks about getting things into your toolbox, but the whole thing is just so less structured and analyzed than OSC's books. OSC is sort of writing a manual, whereas King sounds almost like he's making giving advice about writing into a story.
edit: I thought they were both really good books (HTWSF&F too). I was interesting seeing the very different styles with which they seem to approach writing.
quote:Man, leave off two stinkin' words and they just pounce on you!
Actually, I wasn't pouncing on you. I was just saying that I liked How To Write Science Fiction and Fantasy more than I like Character and Viewpoint.
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Good book! I hope you enjoy it. I know I've found it helpful (especially when deciding on viewpoint characters).
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That's my favorit writing advice book. Cannuck SF writer Robert J. Sawyer referred me to it through a brief eMail exchange we had. The whole 'Elements of Fiction' series that it's grouped with ain't too bad either, but Card's is very clearly the best of the bunch.
Stephen King's 'On Writing' is really good too. Not a lot about his advice on the craft in there, but a great read despite it.
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