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Pros
Sacha black's prose in a non-fiction book is beyond compare. Sacha is hilarious and very helpful. Sasha black’s books are the only ones i read cover to cover.
It's a literary toolbox that you can use to better sculpt your sentences into something spectacular. Good writers ensure a balance of all techniques, bending and weaving them to their whims. One some people might be put off by the author’s style.
Paula cappa is an avid book reviewer and an award-winning supernatural mystery author. She hits on a lot of things i've come to feel strongly about as a writer (and as a reader) she even explained a couple of things in a way i didn't grasp as well in ... Read More
Once you understand what the techniques are for, it's much easier to create that balance innately. Absolute game changer.
The witty, often sarcastic jibes only serve to sear the points into the reader's mind. If you want a practical, useable writing book that will also make you laugh out loud, this is the one. It's one of the few times that you'll find yourself learning ... Read More
Cons
For a book on prose, the book's own prose leaves a lot to be desired with all the pretentious cussing and stuff. It's not completely hopeless, there are some good tips in here but it boils down to just that, tips that are nice to know and ponder. Give... Read More
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Quality
This book improved the quality of my writing as well as the novel i’m working on and i can’t recommend it and all her other boo... Read More
My only minor complaint is a slight issue with the formatting
You might come for the cursing but youll stay for the pages of practical advice which will improve the quality of your writing
I ordered the paperback version of the book and although i give the content 5 out of 5 stars i was disappointed with the binding
Competitiveness
Her previous two ltigt13 steps to evil how to craft superbad villainsltigt and ltigt10 steps to hero how to craft a kickass pro... Read More
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I hate reading anything nonfiction so i got this expecting to have to force myself to trudge through textbook like pages in order to get the knowledge
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Basically saying that all things writing are more than just the sum of their parts is kind of what i took from it
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But she explains better and with examples in the book
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Or as she mentioned elsewhere try to eliminate dialogue tags altogether when you can
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So many new writers seem to believe too strongly that writing is an art and therefore should have no rules
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I think this part of the reason why there are so many amateurish dare i say crappy indieselfpublished books out there
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Not because they didnt care thought they knew it all or because rules stifle creativity or whatever other excuse some writers will make for their craft crimes
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