by Scott Card, Orson
An editor once told me that if you're going to take advice on writing, take it either from name-bestselling writers or gatekeepers such as acquiring editors or agents--not necessarily anyone who writes for Writer's Digest. Well, I've ordinarily liked the Elements of Fiction Writing series Writer's D...
I thought this book on writing was very good, although I tend to like Card's later, more informal discussions better. Seeing how I've read almost all of his work, it's interesting to see what he has to say about it, too. :)
I have not read other books that focused on this topic, so I was disappointed. I thought I'd take away more gems. I took away a few but can only recommend this book to writers who have already read the classics and who are interested in reading all the writing books they can get their hands on.I ori...