Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (799 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072L449P6 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 213 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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In Sometimes the Magic Works, New York Times best-selling author Terry Brooks shares his secrets for creating unusual, memorable fiction. "If you don't think there is magic in writing, you probably won't write anything magical," says Brooks. This book offers a rare opportunity to peer into the mind of (and learn a trick or two from) one of fantasy fiction's preeminent magicians.. In addition to being a writing guide, Sometimes the Magic Works is Terry Brooks' self-portrait of the artist. Spanning topics from the importance of daydreaming to the necessity of writing an outline, from the fine art of showing instead of merely telling to creating believable characters who make readers care what happens to them, Brooks draws upon his own experiences, hard lessons learned, and delightful discoveries made in creating the beloved Shannara and Magic Kingdom of Landover series, The Word and the Void trilogy, and the best-selling Star Wars novel The Phantom Menace
Friendly Memoir, Shallow Writing Guide This is a difficult book to review since it's not quite clear what it is. The back cover calls it a "writing guide" in which Brooks "shares his secrets," his website calls it "200 pages of sage writing advice for the beginning and expert writer alike," and the introduction tells you what a craftsman Brooks is and how "Terry Brooks is going to tell you about craft." But in truth less than a third of the chapters are about craft, and B. "A fun, short little read - musings, not a manual" according to Kindle Customer. This is not an instruction manual on how to write.Think of this as sort of a comic con panel by a guy who loves to write for people who love to write. A really fun little read.One thing, I bought this for kindle on sale for $2, but the ebook price is back up to $1A fun, short little read - musings, not a manual This is not an instruction manual on how to write.Think of this as sort of a comic con panel by a guy who loves to write for people who love to write. A really fun little read.One thing, I bought this for kindle on sale for $2, but the ebook price is back up to $13 as of now. That's a lot of money for something this short. I do not blame the author. The publisher sets the price. I'm not saying it's not worth $13. I'm just saying it's. as of now. That's a lot of money for something this short. I do not blame the author. The publisher sets the price. I'm not saying it's not worth $1A fun, short little read - musings, not a manual This is not an instruction manual on how to write.Think of this as sort of a comic con panel by a guy who loves to write for people who love to write. A really fun little read.One thing, I bought this for kindle on sale for $2, but the ebook price is back up to $13 as of now. That's a lot of money for something this short. I do not blame the author. The publisher sets the price. I'm not saying it's not worth $13. I'm just saying it's. . I'm just saying it's. We all need to believe in a bit of magic! dancingirl Although I am a published writer i'm well aware that inspiration can be found in another writer's work. Terry Brooks writes in an easy, natural style. I feel as if we are having a conversation. He offers advice with examples to make his points. Even though we write very different kinds of books, the rules of writing are the same. I'm already familiar with those rules but it helps me to rethink them. In my opinion, Sometimes the Magic