The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing
by Evan Marshall
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Author: Evan MarshallEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-04-01
ISBN: 1582970629
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Writers Digest Books
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Book Review: A BRITISH PERSON SPEAKS
Summary: 1 Stars
Hello from Britain. I bought this book, but I'm sorry to say I returned it back to the AMAZON in my country.
I'm very happy for people who get on with this book, and I believe every reviewer has very wise insights into that very frustrating and confusing craft of writing. And I think the book was frustrating and confusing for me!
I just didn't agree with having the story told from different viewpoints, and having the bad guy have a "right" point of view - so the story could just have been written from his view.
I didn't like all the examples in the book. I thought the passage on dialogue was very poor and unrealistic. And there was no talk on creating a plot from a character.
Also I disagreed on his attitude about the publishing industry and how to write a synopsis. Publishable writers DON'T always get published - and synopsises are usually just ONE page - here in Britain at least.
Finally, Publishers DO NOT believe in "How to Write books" - we should just follow a published book - and write something similar!
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