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Title: Writing Articles from the Heart: How to Write & Sell Your Life Experiences by Marjorie Holmes ISBN: 0-89879-988-0 Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: March, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: not for people who already write
Comment: i didn't care much for this book, although perhaps it would be helpful to a beginning writer. Holmes' advice on keeping a notebook, for instance, seems rather obvious. and her 'you can do it too!' attitude gets grating.
what disturbed me most were all the examples. i didn't learn anything from them--this book just seemed a showcase for holmes' work. i don't mind a book written by a conservative homemaker, but this book should be about writing, not about her views on life. Nor did i particularly care to learn how succesful she was in her career as a columnist. to anyone who already knows anything about writing articles, i would recommend saving your money.
Rating: 4
Summary: Cookbook for Article-Writing Success!
Comment: I agree with the previous reviewer who found this book a little dated.
However...that said, her one chapter, "Three Surefire Ways to Organize What You Have to Say " contains the most down-to-earth and ... well... *surefire* way of writing any kind of article that I have seen in any writing book. Period.
In true cookbook fashion, Holmes will help you assemble your ingredients and stir them together in the most reliable way possible. As with any good recipe, there's plenty of room for creativity, but Holmes is there to coach you along the way.
Of course, the price is probably on the high side, just for that one chapter. :-) But if you can see past her sentimentalism, there are plenty of other gems in here as well.
I have written many articles using Holmes' formula(s), and I try to always check back with this one little chapter, just to make sure I'm on course. Time and again, I have found it has helped me smooth out my articles' rough edges and produce polished pieces I can show off with pride.
Rating: 5
Summary: I love this book! It's a classic...
Comment: Some basic writing guidelines are timeless...and I think Marjorie Holmes proves that here. If you want to celebrate the wonderful "stuff" of your daily life and put it on paper then this book is for you. I teach a personal writing workshop using this book and it's always a hit.
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Title: Your Life As Story: Discovering the "New Autobiography" and Writing Memoir As Literature by Tristine Rainer ISBN: 0874779227 Publisher: J. P. Tarcher Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal by Alexandra Johnson ISBN: 0316121568 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 02 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Feminine Wiles: Creative Techniques for Writing Women's Features Stories That Sell by Donna Elizabeth Boetig ISBN: 1884956025 Publisher: Word Dancer Pr Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Writing From the Heart by Nancy Slonim Aronie ISBN: 0786882875 Publisher: Hyperion Pub. Date: 23 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Time Management for Busy People by Roberta Roesch ISBN: 0070534063 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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