Review of Creating Literary Stories: A Fiction Writer's Guide
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Review of Creating Literary Stories: A Fiction Writer's Guide
[Following is a volunteer review of "Creating Literary Stories: A Fiction Writer's Guide" by William H. Coles.]
We've all been in this situation where we get tired after a few pages of a story and decide to put it down, whereas another story we can't put down since it's engaging. But what makes us feel bored or entertained while reading stories, and are there truly ingredients for a story's success? Why are some stories, such as Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and others, adored and told generation after generation, while others fade and disappear? In this book, you'll discover why some literary fictional stories fail and others flourish.
William H. Coles begins his book, Creating Literary Stories: A Fiction Writer's Guide, by explaining what a literary fictional story is and what its key components are. In terms of a literary fictional story, William went into great detail about character, narration, dialogue, conflict, humor, desire, motive, emotions, and time. After that, he demonstrated why literary stories fail, and finally, he discussed the fundamentals of telling a literary story, the essentials of literary story writing, and how a literary story comes to life.
While reading, you will notice that the writer defined every term linked to the literary fictional story, such as when he defined two meanings of narrative noun and defined narrative adjective to ensure that the reader understands the exact meaning of the words and is not confused. He also provided many examples to help clarify his points, and in some cases, he changed the structure of some stories, such as when he clarified the definition of the term "character-based story" and rewrote the framework of the Little Red Riding Hood story. These features appealed to me, and I applaud the author for his attempts to make the book more understandable to the reader.
On the other hand, if you ask me what I don't like about this book, I won't be able to give you an answer. There is nothing about this book that I dislike; I found it to be easy to read, and I admire the author's ability to communicate his ideas clearly and smoothly, thus I give it a 4 out of 4 stars rating.
Finally, I'd like to point out that this book is loaded with information despite its modest page count. It is very useful for fiction writers because it guides them on their path to writing literary fictional stories that are loved and remembered. I recommend that they read this book, as well as anyone else who wants to write a fiction story, and I am confident that they will benefit from it.
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Creating Literary Stories: A Fiction Writer's Guide
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We've all been in this situation where we get tired after a few pages of a story and decide to put it down, whereas another story we can't put down since it's engaging. But what makes us feel bored or entertained while reading stories, and are there truly ingredients for a story's success? Why are some stories, such as Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and others, adored and told generation after generation, while others fade and disappear? In this book, you'll discover why some literary fictional stories fail and others flourish.
William H. Coles begins his book, Creating Literary Stories: A Fiction Writer's Guide, by explaining what a literary fictional story is and what its key components are. In terms of a literary fictional story, William went into great detail about character, narration, dialogue, conflict, humor, desire, motive, emotions, and time. After that, he demonstrated why literary stories fail, and finally, he discussed the fundamentals of telling a literary story, the essentials of literary story writing, and how a literary story comes to life.
While reading, you will notice that the writer defined every term linked to the literary fictional story, such as when he defined two meanings of narrative noun and defined narrative adjective to ensure that the reader understands the exact meaning of the words and is not confused. He also provided many examples to help clarify his points, and in some cases, he changed the structure of some stories, such as when he clarified the definition of the term "character-based story" and rewrote the framework of the Little Red Riding Hood story. These features appealed to me, and I applaud the author for his attempts to make the book more understandable to the reader.
On the other hand, if you ask me what I don't like about this book, I won't be able to give you an answer. There is nothing about this book that I dislike; I found it to be easy to read, and I admire the author's ability to communicate his ideas clearly and smoothly, thus I give it a 4 out of 4 stars rating.
Finally, I'd like to point out that this book is loaded with information despite its modest page count. It is very useful for fiction writers because it guides them on their path to writing literary fictional stories that are loved and remembered. I recommend that they read this book, as well as anyone else who wants to write a fiction story, and I am confident that they will benefit from it.
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Creating Literary Stories: A Fiction Writer's Guide
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes | on Smashwords
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