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Title: Misleading title: Not a "how to"
Review: I am currently teaching a creative writing class and have been reviewing various books about writing fiction, etc. Thus far, this has been the most disappointing book I've encountered. The writer is trying to connect with his reader by being very, very casual. What this makes for is a lot of half-baked analogies about writing that don't really tell you "how" to do anything. The overly casual tone was frustrating and distracting for someone looking for information. Perhaps, as another reviewer has said, this might make for leisure reading. It does not make for good writing instruction. Try _Write Great Fiction: Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint_ by Nancy Kress for both good instruction, exercises, examples, etc.
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