Marjorie Sue Reynolds

Beginner’s Guide
Reynolds uses examples, techniques, and checklists to cover the story writing process from beginning to end. Sections on point of view, incorporating a subplot and structuring scene examples will benefit the novice writer. Some favorite sections were when to show and when to tell, why a sex scene is not about sex, and is it literary or commercial.

I was randomly chosen through a LibraryThing Giveaway to receive this book free from the author. Although encouraged, I was under no obligation to write a review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.… (mehr)

I received an ARC copy of this book as a giveaway through LibraryThing. I selected this book to review as I am an author and wanted to see what this book had to offer.
Having already read every blog I could google on the subject matter contained in the book, I can't say that I learned anything new, however, it is a great resource to have on hand to save time when tempted to do Google searches. It is like having all blog resource sites in one tidy little package.
There were some typos with missing periods that could be caught through a copyedit and I did struggle through the long examples on subtext. I also wouldn't have named authors and their works when using them as poor writing examples. They are learning opportunities for other writers, I just would have kept them anonymous.
I can tell that the author put a lot of work into this and wants to see writers improve their work. This book is not written as one that will miraculously fix all of your writing problems but is meant to get the reader/writer thinking good questions to improve their work through application over time.
Writing is a journey. Authors are always learning. Here is another opportunity for authors to consider the areas they can strengthen in their writing.… (mehr)