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Composition: A fiction writer's guide for the 21st century By Linda Lavid ( Aventine Press )
Release Date: 2007-06-05
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Composition, a fiction writer's guide for the 21st century, is a how-to book on both writing and publishing fiction given the technological tools now available. Throughout the book writing, publishing, marketing tips abound to encourage and educate both novice and experienced creative writers who choose to self-publish their work.
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 A Helpful Guide!!! ( uncledredge )
I thorougly enjoyed this book. It had some great ideas on how to improve writing fiction. The second half of the book talked about getting published. Also, the book was very informative. An enjoyable and interesting read from beginning to end.
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Project Complete!
Linda Lavid knows and understands writing and writers. She shares her experience and expertise in a concise manner that is easy to follow.
Her tips on writing paused my project and sent me back for review to be sure I'm telling a good story instead of just writing a report about what happens to my characters.
The publishing part of Linda's book clarifies the mind-boggling options and competition among self publishers and the marketing necessary to sell a book.
Fred Tomasello Jr.
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 Great help for writers ( armchairinterviewscom )
Linda Lavid's Composition is a priceless gem of a book. In less than one hundred pages, it manages to cover the most important aspects of penning a great novel, and as a bonus it provides readers with detailed information to help them navigate the complex world of self-publishing. I actually read this book twice, just to make sure I'd properly digested the morsels of wisdom scattered throughout the text like chocolate chips embedded in an epicurean cookie.
The chapters in Lavid's self-help book should be run as a serial in Writer's Digest. They're incredibly succinct, explaining only the details readers need to know if they want to write a novel. I've read other writer's self-help books that explain in twenty windy pages what Lavid manages to do in a tight five. It's no small feat to be so concise. She explains scene, plot, and character development in a way only learned by experiential training. In other words the reader is not lectured, but rather invited into the den to listen to someone who's been there and done that.
There's even a solid index in the back for easy reference.
The only weak point in the book, and it was a small issue for me, is that many of the examples seem to come from a romance novel, where an emotional female-on-female encounter is used to illustrate a key writing concept. That type of dialog is not my personal cup of tea, but because the concepts are so easily understood, the attractiveness of the examples is secondary.
Make no mistake; this book is not just for women.
For any potential author who's in the market for a book to guide them through the nuances of writing and the minefield of self-publishing, Lavid's monograph is a great place to learn, review and refine the tools of the trade.
Armchair Interviews says: Anything that can help writers write better, is a good read.
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Great for any new writer or anyone thinking about writing fiction. ( michelle16343 )
Being a writer of mostly non-fiction I found this book to be very good for someone who writes fiction. Being a published writer, Linda is able to share her expereinces with her readers on the things every fiction writer should know and do and most don't. She explains about the goal of your story and what it means and how to get there, she gives you a step by step outline from the opening scene, point of view, details, emotions and so much more that many new writers don't even think about.If you are considering writing anything, you should peruse this book and pick up some great tips and helpful information. Have a pen and paper handy!
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Recommended! ( jnt )
At last! Linda Lavid has written a definitive work on writing and publishing fiction in the 21st century. Filled with useful information presented in a concise, sometimes humorous manner, "Composition" will delight both veteran and beginner writers.
- Jeanne Treat, author of Dark Birthright
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