tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436693488493674576.post6504557915148982434..comments2024-03-26T12:21:59.765-06:00Comments on Mysteries and My Musings: Best Lessons For Writers: As Close as a Great BookA.F. Hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12300113406228013929noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436693488493674576.post-5400459324319460582009-11-15T11:22:31.910-07:002009-11-15T11:22:31.910-07:00Over at Write-Thing.com a perfect example of what ...Over at Write-Thing.com a perfect example of what this post was about.<br /> <br />http://www.write-thing.com/books-that-make-you-a-better-writer.html<br /><br />The article gives 10 books that make you a better writer. They are all fiction books that you can learn from.<br /><br />Old Man's War to teach brevity and humor<br /><br />The Last Samurai to teach esoterica and employing multiple languages<br /><br />The Name of the Wind to teach poetry and flow that will help your fiction writing<br /><br />Tale of the King's Blades to teach presenting multiple perspectives and truths<br /><br />Just to give a few.A.F. Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12300113406228013929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436693488493674576.post-78667728479718187812009-10-12T09:07:41.948-06:002009-10-12T09:07:41.948-06:00Sarrcbum,
Great example. Ms Christie truly is a ...Sarrcbum,<br /><br />Great example. Ms Christie truly is a master - but can you refine it to what is it that she does so well. I am getting from your answer one thing would be she handles description well. What else in particular do you learn from Ms Christie that you can apply to your writing?<br /><br />Thanks,<br />AF HeartA.F. Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12300113406228013929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436693488493674576.post-91808500064897662052009-10-12T09:04:57.774-06:002009-10-12T09:04:57.774-06:00Thank you Susan,
But what novels have helped you...Thank you Susan, <br /><br />But what novels have helped you in learning how to write. Have classics like "To Kill A Mockingbird" taught you how to show vs tell? Have any modern writer showed from their books how to reveal a character or what a great opening is??? <br /><br />That was more what I was going for. The concept is fiction books teaching you how to write better - not the hundreds of books about writing in this particular instance.A.F. Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12300113406228013929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436693488493674576.post-10974820376697355762009-10-12T09:03:08.444-06:002009-10-12T09:03:08.444-06:00Agatha Christie. Her books read well and work real...Agatha Christie. Her books read well and work really well read out loud. I tend to listen to books on tape in the car because I do a lot of distance driving. Even some best-selling authors annoy the heck out of me with endless descriptions and unnecessary details. Listening to an Agatha Christie novel - even one I've read - is like a breath of fresh air. She was a master.Rayannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744636962659488187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436693488493674576.post-44092102086459535112009-10-12T07:12:31.753-06:002009-10-12T07:12:31.753-06:00My favorite books on writing:
Chris Roerden, "...My favorite books on writing:<br />Chris Roerden, "Don't Murder Your Mystery"<br />Dwight Swain, "Techniques of the Selling Writer"<br />Jack Bickham, "Scene & Structure"Susanhttp://susanschreyer.comnoreply@blogger.com