by Larry Brooks
I have kind of a love-hate relationship with this book. I think it's a good book with an excellent plan for writing a story. I buy into the concept; it's logical, solid, and documented. I'll be using the method in my writing from this point forward and going back to the book as a resource. When Mr. ...
Gave up on this one at 11%. Too much waffle, too little time. Wouldn't recommend.
We were always told in English Lit. that good writing isn't something you can be taught, its just an innate skill, a gift, a calling. They'd tell you the same thing in art class, but I'm pretty sure they still explained about the basics of light and shading. In english class I can't even recall be...
Part Five - Story Structure is a big chunk of the book and was very helpful to me, as was the scene checklist. I didn't find much of the rest that useful. Also, I read this first on Kindle, and it didn't seem to take; had to see it in print (and write on the pages) to get it. Unfortunately, you do s...
Cleared my head, gave me a structured approach to storytelling that i lacked. motivational and informational.
Wow, this was quite an interesting read in terms of writing guides, because while I can say that I knew just about everything Larry Brooks discussed when it came to the six elements of story engineering (much of it is common sense if you've been writing a while or have read many writing books on the...
So here's the thing I have learned as a teacher. Part of your job is to explain things repeatedly, in as many different ways as possible, until your audience understands whatever concept you're trying to teach them. This is something I often struggle with, as I tend to understand things intuitively ...
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