This guide to writing faster and better helps writers see what makes a story, then what it takes to research and write one. Also shows step-by-step how to cut wasted time.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Useful tool,
By Timothy Daiss, M.A. (Metro-Manila, Philippines (Atlanta, GA USA)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Write Fast (While Writing Well) (Paperback)
Despite some drawbacks, "How to write fast while writing well" is a useful tool. I first read it at my leisure, making notes in the margins as I read. After a while, I forgot about the book until I was racing to meet my weekly deadline for one of the publications I write for and was stumped, unorganized and directionless. I took a quick look at the notes I had made in the margin of the text and found help. Particularly helpful was the advice on writing well via an outline. Not that I am a novice or never graduated from the high school/college requirements of using an outline to write, but actually using an outline for a feature article -- at least at times - does speed the writing process. Other chapters are also helpful.Considering this, I am somewhat surprised at the lack of reviews for this book. No matter -- it is a useful tool that sits on my desk that I use --particularly-- in a pinch.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best book on organizing your writing,
By Reading & Writing 24/7 (Southern California United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Write Fast (While Writing Well) (Paperback)
What a lifesaver this book is. I'm a professional nonfiction writer, and write average of one 20,000 word article a month. After being at it for 25 years, about six months ago I hit a wall. All my processes unraveled --I was writing without plan, endlessly rewriting one sentence at a time, etc. What should take 40 hours of work started taking 80. I finally went to Amazon to look for a primer on organization that could take me back to basics and help me figure out where I went off track. I couldn't find anything that looked appropriate, and finally thought to go to into my own 4,000 volume library. I found this book, How to Write Fast While Writing Well by David Fryxell, which I now remember buying years ago when teaching a writing class. It's a perfect presentation of the tasks and tools of writing. From how to get organized to how to put it all together, it's letting me see what steps I lost from my own processes. And it's written in a style that is a pleasure to read, full of the methods of other successful writers and examples from the author's own successful writing career. Of all the books I buy, this is the first in several years I've taken the time to review. It's not the only good book I've read, of course, but this book really is helping get my life's work back on track. I'm sorry to see it's apparently out of print. It's really timeless advice.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just ordered another copy,
By Kristy K. James (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Write Fast (While Writing Well) (Paperback)
Actually I just ordered it about sixty seconds ago. Why? Because I somehow managed to misplace the copy I bought probably fifteen years ago. This is one of the best books I've ever read about the writing process, and I have reread it a number of times through the years. So I was a bit dismayed to discover that it's nowhere to be found now that I'm ready to read it again. Perhaps a 'ghost writer' needed it more than I did. :)Anyway, much like another reviewer said, I need it to help me over a rough patch here. When I remind myself of the steps involved, my writing goes much smoother. Can hardly wait until it gets here! :)
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