Writer's Digest Books
Author of The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing: Everything You Need to Know About Creating & Selling Your Work
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Works by Writer's Digest Books
The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing: Everything You Need to Know About Creating & Selling Your Work (2002) — Author — 549 copies
The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference : an Indispensable Compendium of Myth and Magic (1998) — Publisher — 512 copies
Crafting Novels & Short Stories: The Complete Guide to Writing Great Fiction (Creative Writing Essentials) (2011) 155 copies
Creating Characters: The Complete Guide to Populating Your Fiction (Creative Writing Essentials) (2014) 87 copies
The Craft & Business Of Writing: Essential Tools For Writing Success (Editors of Writers Digest) (2008) 56 copies
Crafting Dynamic Dialogue: The Complete Guide to Speaking, Conversing, Arguing, and Thinking in Fiction (Creative… (2016) 41 copies
Writing Voice: The Complete Guide to Creating a Presence on the Page and Engaging Readers (Creative Writing Essentials) (2017) 33 copies
Writer's Digest Writing Kit: Everything You Need To Get Creative, Start Writing and Get Published (2007) 22 copies
Elements of Fiction Writing , a 4-book Collection by Writers Digest; [Writing 21st Century Fiction; Character &… (2016) 3 copies
101 ways to make money writing 3 copies
Humor and cartoon markets 2 copies
How to Write, a 5-book collection from Writers Digest;[[Just Write; On Writing Fiction; Creating Dynamic Dialogue; The… (2016) 2 copies
101 Best Websites for Writers 2 copies
Fiction Writer's Workshop 2 copies
The Creativity Issue 1 copy
Write and Sell Short Stories 1 copy
The Mini Market Book 1 copy
Successful Self-Publishing 1 copy
Show Us Your Shorts 1 copy
Photographers Market 1 copy
Mystery Writer's Handbook 1 copy
The Writer's market 1 copy
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- Books, Writer's Digest
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- Inc., F + W Publications
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- Works
- 66
- Members
- 2,018
- Popularity
- #12,750
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 10
- ISBNs
- 68
The Cover: This is a beautiful cover and screams fantasy, however if it were not for the title and other elements on the cover, I would not have picked it as a non-fiction book. The cover designer made good choices with these additional elements to consolidate the genres.
The Good Stuff: This book is packed with useful information for a fantasy writer. Ever wondered what the parts of a castle are? Look no further. Need to know what weapons were around in the middle ages? This is the book for you. What did peasants wear? It’s all in this book.
The Bad Stuff: It is only a non-fiction title and with such a great cover, I wanted more. The book is informative, but a lot of the details are common knowledge. Did I really need this book? Probably not. Will I ever refer to it? Probably, now I know what’s between the covers it will be easy to refer to if I need more details. It could even be used for some inspiration.
Overall, this is a good reference guide. It covers different cultures across our evolution and will certainly make you think a little more about things when you are writing your next fantasy novel. I appreciate the content, but reading a reference guide is a little boring for me, better suited as a reference, but it’s kind of a catch 22, without knowing the content how do you know what to refer to? I think there is value in this title and it certainly reminded me of the deeper level of thought required when planning your novels. For that reason I’m ranking this one 3 out of 5 golden bookmarks.
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