Published! My New Writing Book is Now Available!
At least, for ordering online in trade paperback and as Kindle and Nook editions. Bookstores are usually a little late to the party, but they may have it by now, as well. I’m guessing, though, it will be a bit down the road for them, a few days or a week or so.
Which new book? “Story Fix: Transform Your Novel from Broken to Brilliant“
Published by Writers Digest Books.
My goal with this book was, from the beginning, to write a fresh and immediately useful text on how to write and rewrite a novel, and make it unlike any book on the subject ever written. The craft and its glorious moving parts are presented in a completely different context, one that challenges as it illuminates, and there are specific exercises, definitions, checklists and examples to help you navigate these tricky waters.
Mostly, though, the book is about you, the author. About why we do what the do, in the vastly differing ways we do them, and why that may or may not serve you or even work at all. It’s not a book that sells outlining over pantsing, it’s a book about how to make any writing process more effective, and have that happen sooner rather than later, with fewer drafts and better drafts.
A Reviewer’s Perspective
Rather than pitch this any further to you myself, I’ve included one of the early Amazon.com reviews, which says it better than I’d dare attempt. She captured my intentions fully, and translates them for you from the reader/writer’s perspective.
A Craft Book Unlike Any Other
By Sue Coletta on September 27, 2015
Format: Paperback
Five stars for Story Fix! I absolutely loved this author’s previous craft books. Actually, they are the reason I got published. Bold statement, I know, but it’s true. So when I heard he had a new craft book out, I could hardly wait to read it. In this little book of heaven, Larry Brooks walks you through possible reasons why your story failed. And then, he helps you to revise it in order to make it publishable. The really cool thing about this book is that it’s set up like a private workshop, where he asks you to evaluate your own work using a grading system. Later, he has you go back to your initial grades and re-evaluate, knowing he’s given you the golden ticket on how to revise. Amazing! I’ve never read a craft book quite like this before. If you’ve received rejection letter after rejection letter, you owe to yourself to find out why. Don’t you? This incredible craft book will show you where you went wrong IF you’re honest with yourself. I’m so pumped up after reading this book I can’t wait to dive back into the story I’m working on. Buy. This. Book. Make your dreams come true. Story Fix will show you how. This book isn’t only for the unpublished, by the way. The day we stop studying the craft is the day we should stop writing. One of the truly great things about this industry is that there’s always more to learn. Story Fix will also enhance your skills.
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