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Hieronymus Hawkes's avatar

I was not familair with this one. Hard to believe the hubris, but there is still way too much of that in literary circles I fear. Thanks for sharing this!

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Jon James's avatar

This is the kind of review that makes you wonder if a 3 star system gives you enough room because the other one stars don't deserve to be lumped in with this guy!

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Anna Pele's avatar

I've been pushing this book up and down my TBR list, and I might just be pushing it off the list for now. I'm sure there are craft books more suitable my "authentic junk mind" out there. Thanks for this review!

I also very much enjoyed the ones on Wonderbook and Steering the Craft (two of my favourite writing books), add Wendig's book to my list, and am looking forward to your next instalment :)

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Kathleen (K. R) Monin's avatar

The point of this series is sort of to help people choose books they might find most insightful, thanks for reading! I take recommendations too if you have any

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Anna Pele's avatar

Off the top of my mind, I do! Creating Short Fiction by Damon Knight. I'd love to read your take on the book :)

And one I'm on the fence about: The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller by John Truby

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Kathleen (K. R) Monin's avatar

I'll see if I can find copies of these!

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