Format: PaperbackPublished: January 1st, 2012Age: AdultGenre: Nonfiction – Reference – Writing Rating: 3/5 Stars This is a writing guide designed to teach you how to write dialogue – it’s not as simple as merely mimicking the way people speak, and it’s a very tricky area of writing. I think Weinman does a good job ofContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Write Great Dialogue by Irving Weinman”
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Book Review: Complete Writer’s Guide to Heroes and Heroines By Tami D. Cowden, Caro LaFever, Sue Viders
Format: PaperbackPublished: June 19th, 2000Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – Reference – WritingGoodreads Rating: 2/5 Stars There have been more recent editions of this book since the one I own was published, and I really hope these editions have updated the way they handle the ‘archetypes’ as, to be frank, I found the descriptions and way theContinueContinue reading “Book Review: Complete Writer’s Guide to Heroes and Heroines By Tami D. Cowden, Caro LaFever, Sue Viders”
Book Review: You Say Potato by Ben Crystal & David Crystal
Format: HardbackRelease Date: October 9th, 2014Age: AdultGenre: Non-Fiction – History – LanguageGoodreads Rating: 5/5 Stars As someone who doesn’t have a stand-out, clear accent (I was told at university, “You sound Welsh when someone knows your Welsh. Otherwise you…don’t.” This was not the time I got drunk, slipped into a South Wales valleys accent, andContinueContinue reading “Book Review: You Say Potato by Ben Crystal & David Crystal”
Snake – Eric Wright [Review]
Part of the Objects Lessons series, a collection of short books which take a look at everyday objects, encouraging the reader to see them in a new light. Snake is part textbook, part memoir, as Erica Wright details her own experiences of the fascinating animals, paired with facts about them and their links to mythologyContinueContinue reading “Snake – Eric Wright [Review]”
When Punk Rocked – Andy Francis [Books]
Genre: Non-Fiction – History – Reference Publisher: Wymer Publishing Rating: This book gets 5 Stars because it does exactly what it needs to, and presents information in a fun but informative way and what else could you really ask for from a reference book? This is another book I picked up for research purposes, and it’s veryContinueContinue reading “When Punk Rocked – Andy Francis [Books]”
Unwrapping Words 