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Title: Some Comments About Writing
Review: Normally, I wouldn't be reviewing a book unless I had something reasonably clever to say about it. All I have to say about this one is that it is exactly what the author claims it is: a collection of entries from his blog that talk about his personal opinions about writing. They are well written, sensible, and frequently entertaining. But I think it needs to be said that this not the five star writing book that you might expect after reading the rave reviews currently posted here. Scalzi denounces a variety of well known forms of plain stupidity that some writers get up to, but the advice "don't be stupid" is not going to change your life. If you aren't stupid, you don't need it, and if you are, it won't help. Read if you want to see a little about how one fairly pragmatic writer thought about his career five to ten years ago. But it isn't any kind of "must read" writing book.
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