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Pros & Cons
Pros
I reread his books regularly and let them guide me through the challenges of writing anything that's longer than a paragraph.
Stuart horwitz's new book, finish your book in three drafts, is a must-read. Before you fire your masterpiece out to an editor or literary agent, horwitz recommends you use beta readers to polish your draft. Horwitz’s genius lies in his ability guide ... Read More
D presents a comprehensive and accessible approach to completing a novel, from first draft to polished manuscript. The book is more of an interactive experience than his previous two books.
For me, this approach is wonderfully open and generative. This book maps out how to do that work without getting bogged down in an interminable process.
Cons
Hard to believe that someone would present himself as a guide for writers while reusing material form his older book. This is a waste of money.
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Quality
Little corny with the mannequin analogies but clearly laid out and great for quick referral
One last thing horwitzs ideas on getting quality beta readers is worth the price of this book alone and yet theres so much more... Read More
Writers im as sure as ive ever been that while we can finish a novel in three drafts what matters is the quality of the final p... Read More
You start with a 34messy34 draft rather than having to start with the conventional approach of crafting brainbending theme char... Read More
Competitiveness
Fun funny and based in the authors huge experience as a longtime developmental editor
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But for a pantser like me i find that most revision books try to guilt pantsers into becoming plotters
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That doesnt work for me im a 100 pantser
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I was able to identify a few of the things that have been blocking me fear of the fun im having with the first draft ending confusion over the next steps and of course self doubt about the work itself
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Many writers are stuck in a pattern of continual revision
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Their work is always under revision and never “good enough” to get into the marketplace
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The details are in these pages
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This book is broken down into only seven easytofollow chapters
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