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I think I sell OSC's How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy short simply because I liked Characters and Viewpoint so much better. It does have some useful stuff in it, but that is always subjective (as has been mentioned a lot so far.)
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I've found Elements of Style by EB white and strunk one of the best pieces of helpful literature.
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I'd like to publicly thank my assistants for their help while I was gone. And I stand behind everything they did. Moderating this forum isn't easy, and they did the best they could.
Thank you, First and Second Assistant.
And thanks as well to those who helped them keep things running smoothly and supported them in their efforts.
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Well, what can I say? I'm sorry to hear that the extremist attitude they took is one that you encourage. Perhaps I should have made my short absense a permanent one.
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In addition to the above, I recommend WRITING IN GENERAL AND THE SHORT STORY IN PARTICULAR by Rust Hills for those who want to write short stories.
I also recommend Noah Lukeman's THE FIRST FIVE PAGES and Thomas McCormack's THE FICTION EDITOR because they tell you how editors look at manuscripts.
quote:just bought a new writing text -- The Anatomy of Story by John Truby.
Anyone else read it?
No, can't say I have. :/
I skimmed through the LeGuin book late last night. Some exercises seem thought-provoking, but Gardner's book is still holding strong the #1 spot. I also just bought a little ColesNotes style 'how to write a novel' guide for easy reference. Less of a craft-development book and more of a nuts and bolts thing in case I lose a piece of my brain and/or want to double check POV/structure conventions, etc.
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