The Writer's Idea Book

Heffron, Jack

ISBN 10: 158297179X / ISBN 13: 9781582971797

Published by Writer's Digest Books, 2002

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Synopsis:

Offers tips on how to come up with ideas, how to filter out the best of them, and how to transform those ideas to the desired piece for any type of narrative, including short stories, poems, memoirs, novels.

Reviews: For the myriad frustrated or blocked writers in the world comes another addition to the swelling shelves of guides designed to soothe, teach and inspire. And while Heffron, an acquisitions editor for Writer's Digest and other F+W publications, undeniably loves his subject and knows much about it, he doesn't break out of the conventional (and at this point, one might argue tired) format to tell it. He includes, for instance, the requisite quotes from famous authors that are designed to inspire struggling ones; the familiar pleas for details; the advice on courage and persistence; and the tried-and-true brainstorming exercises. What's better-but still, in form anyway, standard fare-are the 400-plus writing prompts: "Write about your first experience with death"; "Write a scene in which a character returns home after an extended absence"; "Every day for a week, write down something you've learned in conversation"; "Write a new opening" to a piece that's unfinished. Like any catch-all book (this one extends over scripts, poetry, fiction and nonfiction-forms and genres with their own advantages and restrictions), it is ultimately too broad to really instruct. However, those in the market for a basic, practical writing guide will find this one at least as useful as many others.
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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Writer's Idea Book
Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 2nd Edition