My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This has become one of my favorite series on the craft of writing. Once again, the author demonstrates a deep understanding of writing and publication. The first chapter boldly declares "dialogue is not conversation" - and writers should immediately feel both seen and held accountable. There is so much practical help in these guides. It's not just a what, it's a how-to - and a good one at that. There are beautiful books full of the philosophy of writing that will inspire you - this one will help you fix what you wrote after all that inspiration so that it's interesting to someone else, too. Overall, highly recommended manual on perfecting your dialogue. If you want to write, this one needs to be a bruised and broken tome on your shelf. Use it - or bore us all with unnecessary conversation.
I was a little sorry that the exercises got shuffled to the end of the book. I liked having them at the close of the chapter where they were freshest on my mind. I felt honor-bound to complete them when they were staring me in the face.
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Author Bio –
Elizabeth was
born and bred in the picturesque harbour town of Whitehaven in the northwest of
England, where the long, wet winters moulded her into a voracious reader of
fiction to escape the dismal weather.
In 2016,
Elizabeth set up her freelance editing and proofreading business, EMH Editorial
Services. In 2018, she quit the corporate world and concentrated her energy
full-time towards her love of the written word.
Elizabeth has
published timeslip novellas (the Lost Souls series) and a stand-alone
novel, A Light Shines in Darkness, based on Blessed Angelina of
Marsciano. She is also the author of The Wordsmith’s Guides, a series of
nonfiction books on the craft of writing.
Elizabeth now lives with her husband in the warm and sunny south of France,
where the wine is cheaper than the water, and the cats spend their days hunting
lizards and dreaming of the birds that roost on the roof.
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Thanks so much, Becca, for your review! I'll be sure to switch the exercises to the end of each chapter for the next book, great feedback. Best wishes, Liz x
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