Review of Creating Literary Stories: A Fiction Writer's Guide

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[Following is a volunteer review of "Creating Literary Stories: A Fiction Writer's Guide" by William H. Coles.]
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4 out of 4 stars
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This is an informative two book set written by William H Coles. The first set of the book contains 12 chapters that characterizes what a creative mind should be looking out for when creating a literary fiction story. Book one further illustrates how to portray characters and set up a plot. Book two goes on to describe fundamentals that all inspiring writers should peruse through as it sets essentials for a writer to provide a story that comes to life. Most chapters in the book are short and precise. This book further points out many mistakes that writers make when they find a story to tell.

The writer portrays how the discourse should be, from fundamental principles to thoughts on paper, as in characters, and ways that motivated essayists commit to perfection that leaves the discourse with practical analysis. He offers information to both beginners and experts considering that he is an experienced author after having written many books.

After reading this book, I have concluded it as a handbook for writers. William H Coles is an experienced writer, in this book he brings out that experience and shares it with his audience in a manner that the book is not only informative but enjoyable throughout. Coles' Creating Literary Stories: A Fiction Writer's Guide is an example of an eminent book that leaves a clear understanding of how good fictional novels are written. With veritable tips and knowledge expressed in a way that is easy to comprehend and apply Creating Literary Stories examines how moving stories requires time and motivation.

This is a very compiling book and doesn’t have any negative aspects to point out. I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars, it doesn’t have editorial errors and grammar errors, it is a simple read. For a non-fiction book, the writer brings up problems that frequently affect writers and often leads to them writing boring content. This book does stand outside a reader’s expectations. All things considered, William offers answers to help inspiring writers to track down their progress through revision, and why it is important within the writing business. This book is appropriate for anyone looking forward to a career in content and literature production.

I'm excited to have read this book. I'm keen to find out more about his other works. He anticipates that a novel should be well written without being compromised to the nature of the writer’s belief and environment. Inspiring writers would definitely find this book helpful. Coles gives sound counsel to the reader which is interesting throughout and he further shares this book as a self-improvement guide through inspiration and motivation. I would twice recommend this book to all inspiring writers, and even writers who are looking forward to grow and write good novels, flourishing in the business will be a plus.

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