Tag: First Five Pages

Reading the Right Book on Writing: Improving your Novel-Writing Skills

Posted on June 24, 2019 by

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This summer I’m giving myself a mini self-guided MFA program on novel craft. As I perused numerous books that purport to teach me the craft of writing, I decided, what better way to absorb their material than to write reviews of each? Asking ourselves what a “good book” on craft should teach requires us to define those intangible questions we’ve been struggling with in our own writing life.

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Hi! I’m a writer and teacher of creating writing, comp, and lit who loves analyzing the process and helping others converse with their muses. Check out my recent YA Pox series on Amazon, or my family friendly kids’ space adventure novel!

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