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500 Ways To Be A Better Writer
by
Chuck Wendig (Goodreads Author)
ebook, 152 pages
Published
(first published October 31st 2011)
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Jun 15, 2012
Julian Pichelski
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone who ever has/ever will set pen to paper.
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Chuck Wendig should be considered an inspiration to writers everywhere. I have learnt so much about the way of the penmonkey from his teachings. I found that every piece of brilliant advice he gave, also doubled as a massive confidence boost. You're amazing Chuck! While some people may not appreciate his hyperbole-licious style of writing, I found that it kept the book both interesting and re-assuring to receive writing advice from some who obviously knows how to do it well.
I'll definitely read...more
I'll definitely read...more
Chuck Wendig's incomparable voice roars through the chitter chatter of online writing advice and pops your skull open, exposing your eager little brain to 500 tips that improve your writing. Sure, you mutter, most of the advice in this book isn't new, and if you're a diligent, studious little "penmonkey" you've come across it before -- but not like this.
Covering aspects from theme, mood, exposition, plotting, characters and endings, to the problems of writing life: writer's block, excuses you ma...more
Covering aspects from theme, mood, exposition, plotting, characters and endings, to the problems of writing life: writer's block, excuses you ma...more
I adore Chuck Wendig's voice, and this book is chock full of good advice presented in a no-nonsense and RATHER entertaining way. Yes, there are plenty of expletives. There's also a running joke about an orangutan named Orange Julius. Both made me laugh.
Two things bothered me. First, the book is obviously a compilation of past blog posts and makes no effort to hide the fact. The fact that it's comprised of blog posts doesn't bother me so much as the numbered lists get a little repetitive. That sa...more
Two things bothered me. First, the book is obviously a compilation of past blog posts and makes no effort to hide the fact. The fact that it's comprised of blog posts doesn't bother me so much as the numbered lists get a little repetitive. That sa...more
I loved this so much. There isn't much I can say like read this book because you can tell by the title, it appeals to a certain demographic. I have read a few books like this and this by far was the funniest. I kept laughing out loud in public and it was embarrassing. That aside, Chuck Wendig gives you all these tips of different aspects of writing but it is never YOU MUST DO THIS OMG. It is more of a here are your tips and I hope the help but if they don't cool!
It is worth a read if you want to...more
It is worth a read if you want to...more
This is, if possible, even more impeccable than the first. There are now so many highlighted passages in the version on my Kindle the whole screen is yellow.
Chuck Wendig makes me unafraid to take risks with my prose, and pushes me away from the bland and insipid. There can be nothing better.
I haven't tried the writing exercises yet, but I will be sure to whenever I am stuck or blocked.
Long live Chuck Wendig and his inventively foul-mouthed advice.
Chuck Wendig makes me unafraid to take risks with my prose, and pushes me away from the bland and insipid. There can be nothing better.
I haven't tried the writing exercises yet, but I will be sure to whenever I am stuck or blocked.
Long live Chuck Wendig and his inventively foul-mouthed advice.
I read this book quite slowly because I found that I needed time to a) get over the crazy language overload you get in every single sentence and b) let the information sink in and percolate. At the beginning of the book, I was stuck on a particular scene and I was in complete avoidance, but something about Wendig's writing style really helped move me past the block.
This book is not for everyone. But I enjoyed
so this worked for me. What I think I liked most was the balance. A lot of the advice...more
This book is not for everyone. But I enjoyed
so this worked for me. What I think I liked most was the balance. A lot of the advice...more
This book, like the other 'better' books, is fun to read. Very NSFW (NSFL?) but everything makes sense. Chuck presents his ideas and writing experience in his voice and in an entertaining fashion. This book works for anyone writing for publication, whether traditional or indie/self-pub. And the price is a steal. I like how the reader can link to extra material (ie web content) via the Nook. So buy and read it already! There are 2 more after this one. All are very good.
For some reason Chuck Wendig's writing advice just really hits home with me. I think it is just his laid back no nonsense in your face approach that just really appeals to me. While the language might offend some people I think if you read past that you will see he give's real writing advice.
I humorous yet insightful point by point take on how best to write - the good, the bad and ugly. Brilliant. Chuck made a potentially dry subject fun to digest and his 'colourful' language made it sort of easier to swallow. I'll be re-reading this - yep - it's a keeper for reference and just for kicks :)
500 more ways (including some writing exercises) to improve your writing and to be a better writer in general. Worth a read - fast enough to not be a terrifying slog, easily readable, and entertaining. Occasionally vulgar, but aren't we all?
This book will inspire you. Chock full of good advice. Think of it as a stringent but necessary berium enima for your constipated writer's ego. (He'll make you laugh outloud too.)
Mostly the same stuff that appears online everywhere, but packaged in a much more entertaining (and sweary) fashion which can be a lot if you read it all in one go.
If you look at my other reviews on Wendig's stuff, you'll get the idea of what I'll say here. Marvelous. Good advice. Salty language. All wonderful.
I laughed my way through this so you could say it gave me an ab workout even as it taught me a few things about writing!
Once again, Mr. Wendig informs and entertains. Not for the faint of heart or anyone offended by swearing and gratuitous references to being sodomized, but for the rest of us, an amusing and enlightening read.
Funny, perverse, and probably offensive to many. But damn funny. Useful? Hmmm...
Great collection of hints and tips slathered in gratuitous swearing and dirty mind art.
Absolutely excellent. I am going to read it again six months from now after I finish my first draft... I may even read it again after every first draft.
awesome book. I got to the end and was sad :-( I wanted to just keep reading and reading.
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Chuck Wendig is a novelist, a screenwriter, and a freelance penmonkey.
He has contributed over two million words to the roleplaying game industry, and was the developer of the popular Hunter: The Vigil game line (White Wolf Game Studios / CCP).
He, along with writing partner Lance Weiler, is a fellow of the Sundance Film Festival Screenwriter's Lab (2010). Their short film, Pandemic, will show at th...more
More about Chuck Wendig...
He has contributed over two million words to the roleplaying game industry, and was the developer of the popular Hunter: The Vigil game line (White Wolf Game Studios / CCP).
He, along with writing partner Lance Weiler, is a fellow of the Sundance Film Festival Screenwriter's Lab (2010). Their short film, Pandemic, will show at th...more
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