3.5
Read This if You Want to Be a Great Writer
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This book demystifies the writing process, empowering you to write your own novel or short story. The author explains expert technique in a clear and jargon-free way, with examples from twenty-five masters of prose. For aspiring writers of all ages and abilities, Read This If You Want to Be a Great Writer will motivate and strengthen your writing talent.
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“Read This if You Want To Be a Great Writer is part of the ‘Read This’ series, this one being written by Ross Raisin, who provided a guide to plan and write a short story or novel of fiction. The book includes examples from 25 authors such as James Joyce, Zadie Smith, Charles Dickens, and Raymond Carver, and explores processes such as planning and research, techniques relating to characters, points of view, plot, and dialogue, and a guide to editing. I recommend this book because it explores pretty much every aspect of a novel, although not in much detail. I didn’t pick up many things I haven’t already learnt, but I did a creative writing degree so I was already aware of a lot of the processes referenced. It’s still a very useful and helpful, quick guide for anyone wanting to improve their writing. ‘The meaning of the place is in its relation to the characters that live within it.’”
About Henry Carroll
Henry Carroll holds an MA in photography from the Royal College of Art and is the bestselling author of ten books published in more than 22 languages. Henry's clear, jargon-free style of teaching has demystified digital photography and inspired thousands to get creative with their cameras. Originally from London, Carroll now lives in Los Angeles.
Ross Raisin
Ross Raisin's first novel, God's Own Country, was published in 2008 and was shortlisted for nine literary awards, including the Guardian First Book Award and the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. In 2009 Ross Raisin was named the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year. In 2013 he was selected as one of Granta's Best of Young British writers. His third novel, A Natural, has recently been published to great acclaim. He lives in London and teaches creative writing at Goldsmiths University as part of the UEA-Guardian Masterclasses programme.
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