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A How To Book for Writers
The Guide tells of how to make writing work to make it more sellable. It is one of the many facets of the writing world which one needs to know to become sucessful.
Published 10 months ago by George W. Newport
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Yes, but how's it done?
The hardest thing for a writer is to show not tell - great title, but the author in this slender book has failed completely in showing how it's done. This is my take. Tell: Amber was a very beautiful woman, tall and elegant. Men couldn't take their eyes off her. Show: As Amber entered the bar, every woman turned to watch her. Tell: John...
Published 11 months ago by Clifford Thurlow
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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A How To Book for Writers,
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The Guide tells of how to make writing work to make it more sellable. It is one of the many facets of the writing world which one needs to know to become sucessful.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Yes, but how's it done?,
By Clifford Thurlow (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Show, Don't Tell: A Writer's Guide (Paperback)
The hardest thing for a writer is to show not tell - great title, but the author in this slender book has failed completely in showing how it's done. This is my take.Tell: Amber was a very beautiful woman, tall and elegant. Men couldn't take their eyes off her. Show: As Amber entered the bar, every woman turned to watch her. Tell: John was a violent man and Mary had the bruises to prove it. Show: Mary heard the car pull up outside and looked round the kitchen to make sure everything was tidy. John hated mess. She took a cold beer from the fridge and glanced at herself in the mirror. The bruise under her right eye had almost healed.
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Show Don't Tell,
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This review is from: Show, Don't Tell: A Writer's Guide (Paperback)
Excellent guide - if you don't know how to do what the title says every writer needs to learn and do, get this book. Too vague? Open the book, read, practice...no 'ing' verbs, no 'would, could or shoulds'- no 'will' or , well, you get the idea?
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Show, Don't Tell: A Writer's Guide by William Noble (Paperback - Oct. 1993)
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