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Title: Pap, little but pap
Review: I find it hard to believe that I read the same book as most of the other reviewers. Having liked 'Hooked' by the same author, I was astonished by the lack of useful content in this book. It's filled with infuriating pap like: "Guess what! You're getting closer to your own voice. Kinda [sic] neat, isn't it!" (p. 131) A good part of the book promotes the idea that tossing out all rigid precepts is the cure-all for writing difficulties. Most (not all) examples are of such puny literary merit that they risk creating new, even worse bad habits.Save your money for 'How Fiction Works' by James Wood. That book will give you countless deep insights, specific ones you can learn from and really use. Worth every penny. Or buy 'The Stuff of Fiction' by Douglas Bauer or 'A passion for Narrative' by Jack Hodgins, which have a wider range than Wood's gem.
