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Title: Conflict, Action and Suspense (Elements of Fiction Writing) by William Noble ISBN: 0-89879-907-4 Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: June, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.17 (12 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: More is less
Comment: This is the first book I've read from the "Elements of Fiction Writing" series, and I can't say I'm very impressed. The first couple of chapters were very annoying. Basically, Noble keeps writing that, to create suspense, you need to EMPHASIZE things. You need to employ wods that NO ONE EVER USES in order to seem original. You need to OVERUSE ITALICS. You get the idea. I completely disagree with this approach, because such prose seems forced and jarring. The examples Noble gives are also not very enlightening, as the "bad" ones are so horribly contrived that you have to be TRYING to sound awful to think of them, and the "good" ones aren't that enthralling either. In the later chapters, the book improves somewhat, giving more examples of methods to create suspense and action. Still, these are not terribly insightful and most could come up with these ideas on their own by reading a few action and suspense novels - plus they'd get to read the novels, rather than an annoying book which seems to be written by one of those guys who thinks that if you repeat something often enough and with enough ITALICS, it might actually work.
Rating: 4
Summary: Helpful to those who are not snobs
Comment: This book was very useful in helping me generate suspense and a sense of drama in an adventure I was writing. The examples are usually enough to speak for themselves. As a result, I went looking for OTHER books in the series because I thought this one was so good. Even english majors could get something out of it if they stop criticizing the grammar and look at the content. Most books don't include enough examples and you must guess what the author is saying. My adventure went from a yawn to having my players scared of what was coming next.
Rating: 5
Summary: Fledging Suspense Story Writers -- Must Read!
Comment: I was looking for good, solid pointers on how to write a supsense novel, and this book did the trick. The writing in the books is concise, gets to the point without a lot pontificating by the author and samples for every point are provided that are easy to understand, and easy to recreate by any imaginative writer. I yellow-highlighted my book throughout, then went back and typed up the point notes. I'm going to use those point notes when I write my next suspense novel!
Highly recommended reading for the aspiring writer.
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Title: Characters and Viewpoint (Elements of Fiction Writing) by Orson Scott Card ISBN: 0898799279 Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Plot (Elements of Fiction Writing) by Ansen Dibell ISBN: 0898799465 Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: August, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Beginnings, Middles & Ends (Elements of Fiction Writing) by Nancy Kress ISBN: 0898799058 Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: May, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Scene and Structure by Jack M. Bickham ISBN: 0898799066 Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Setting (Elements of Fiction Writing) by Jack M. Bickham ISBN: 0898799481 Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: August, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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