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One of the best writers of mystery/ crime fiction and a helluva teacher and guru.
Whats great about LB is he knows he isnt curing cancer but he is making a huge difference when it comes to providing the inspiration and the stories all writers can benefit from.
As a longtime reader and now fledgling author, I can say this book is a classic and essential for all the right reasons.
Thank you. Surprisingly good, and honest book about the craft of writing, albeit dated, but that just adds to the charm Useful

Filled with useful information and anecdotes.
Handy to dip in and out of no matter what stage you are at, I'm interested in reading therefore it only makes sense to me that I should be interested in writing too.
Not that I have any plans on writing but I believe knowing some more about the craft of writing while deepen my appreciation for what I read.
This book was very informative about the process as it was in the lates, while tastes and tech have changed the basic process of creative writing remains the same.
Brain dreams up great idea, record the idea into a novel,
For me the most interesting chapter was ChapterRead Study Anyalyze, it tells ways in which to break up an existing novel into its parts through an outline.


If you're interested in becoming a novelist you could get advice from worse authors then Block who's had a long career as a novelist.
"لا أريد الهرب من أشياء تستحق القراءة"
إنها الجملة الختامية لهذا الكتاب

النوع: كتاب غير روائي/ كتابة إبداعية / تجربة شخصية /نصائح

الجميل في هذا الكتاب أنه ليس أكاديميا ولكن يغلب عليه طابع المذكرات مما يخفف من شعوري بالوحدة, لأن الكاتب يعبر عن أشياء أحس بها وتجعلني قلبي يشعر بالدفء في الوقت الذي أكتب فيه وحيدا وحزينا محاولا أن أشعر بالثقة الكافية وأن أمنح لنفسي الإعتراف الأدبي الذي أستحقه وأن أنسى الكثير من الأشياء المحبطة في محيطي الاجتماعي
إنه محق حينما يقول أن فكرة الكتابة تستحوذ علينا وأنه في البداية لا نعرف بالضرورة ماذا نريد أن نكتب ولكن نريد فقط أن نكتب. إنه محق. أشعر أنه يجب أن أكتب أكثر وأن أحكي قصصي بطريقتي
الكتاب غني بالمعلومات المهمة والنصائح الكثير من كاتب روائي ناجح ومشهور كتب أكثر من مائة رواية وأرشحه لجميع الكتاب المبتدئين أمنحهنجوم وأتمنى أن أعيد قراءته مستقبلا وأن أقرأ روايات هذا الكاتب وبكل تأكيد على كتابه خصوصا أنني شعرت بالرغبة الصادقة في تقديم المساعدة بطرق مختلفة فهو لا يتوقف عن عمل أمثلة وشروحات وحوارات وحتى اقتراحات ويقدم لك آراءه بكل صدق وتجربته الشخصية كيفما كانت مختلفة عن تجربة الآخرين

المهم في هذا الكتاب أنه غير معقد ولا يغرق في المصطلحات الأكاديمية كما أن فكرة الكاتب الرئيسية أن لكل كاتب طريقته في كتابة الرواية لأن الأمر خاص بالتجربة الذاتية لكل شخص. . بالتالي الصواب والخطأ لهما معنى نسبي في الكتابة الإبداعية وهذا يعني أن ما يصلح لك قد لا يصلح لي والعكس صحيح وبكلمات أخرى: يمكنك أن تطبق القوانين ولكن جرب أشياء مختلفة حتى تجد صوتك ولغتك وأسلوبك الخاص. . أهم شيء أن تستمتع وأن تكون نفسك

لا يمكنني أن أذكر النصائح والمعلومات الموجودة في الكتاب لأنها كثيرة جدا ولهذا أشجعك على قراءة الكتاب
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The most of contents talked about his books and his own opinion, and how the writer worked.
Some skills of concepts are useful for the beginning only including how to learn from other's fiction, and keep writing if you are fancy to be a fiction writer, and so on.
Only a few chapters are really talking about the writing skills, Plus, some information are really old, Back in, Lawrence Block released a book detailing his advice for prospective novelists, Now, nearly forty years later, while much of the material is still relevant, Block decided to add and expand the text with the digital world in mind.
Now dubbed, “Writing the Novel: From Plot to Print to Pixel”, Blocks gives important information for both amateur and professional authors alike by offering guidance in moving through the fields of writing and publication.


I received a copy from the author in exchange for an honest review,

This marks only the second book Ive read to date about writing the first being Stephen Kings On Writing and just like Kings, Blocks tips mirror those of several other authors whose advice Ive taken in: you have to write for yourself first and most importantly, theres no ONE way to approach the craft.


Applying the lessons within Writing the Novel isnt like picking up a cookbook and producing a perfect meal, but rather taking whats offered and using it to form your own routine, your own method of attack when it comes to forming a story.
When it comes to the sections on both seeking publication as well as approaching selfpublishing, the direction offered is invaluable.
Block knows both worlds well and it shows in the details he offers up regarding the pros and cons of each option.


Being a prospective writer myself, I found this book informative and would recommend it to anyone looking to venture into the literary world.
Its given me renewed interest and has me eager to apply what Ive learned, Block is a prolific author and his book of writing advice speaks to his years of experience and hundreds of published books.
Once you got past the fact that he was typing everything, . . on paper all the other guidance was timeless, His examples and metaphors were awesome and his insights were helpful, It was very much written in the "I don't know what's going to work for you, but this worked for me.
Have at it. " tone.

Written in! I was struck by this insight in particular, "Openings are important. In a more leisurely world a couple of centuries ago, say the novelist had things pretty much to himself.
There was no competition from radio and television, nor were there many other novelists around, The form was new. Furthermore, life as a whole moved at a gentler pace, There were no cars, let alone moon rockets, One took one's time and one expected others to take their time in life and in print.
Accordingly, a novel could move off sedately, . . Things are different now. Novels, crowded together like subway riders at rush hour, stand on tiptoe shouting 'Read me! Read me!'.
. . the reader expects a book to catch his interest right away if it doesn't, it's the easiest thing in the world for him to reach for another.
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He hits the nail right on the head, doesn't he So often I pass a book by because the Kindle sample didn't grab me.
When we read books from "a more leisurely world" I'm looking at you, Tolstoy, we find ourselves flummoxed by all the characters and loooooong descriptions.


We've been spoiled by a plethora of good books, GoodProblemToHave

Fantastic to read tips from a writer who has worked so long in the business.
I have pages of notes I thought this was one of the better books on novel writing.
It gives a lot of emphasis on how to dissect other writers works and shows the building blocks of good fiction.
This isn't really a how to book on write novels, It's more like Lawrence Block chatting about how he wrote novels, Which is okay because it felt like an experienced person talking to me, giving me a little background on his oldest pulp novels he had to bang out every two weeks to make a living, up through his more respectable work.


Here's the thing, though, why it may not help you, although he is a friendly guide.
This was written before home computers, before the internet, before editors and agents did all their work online.
There is a lot of advice on typing and mailing, and sending letters to agents, Just isn't going to happen any more,

I bought this as a used book for a buck, and it's an okay book for a dollar.
But, if you want uptodate information on writing and selling, this isn't the one for you, ترجمة الكتاب ليست جيدة والمعلومات الواردة فيه مكررة بالنسبة لي
لكن هناك معلومات وتقنيات اخرى استفدت منها
هناك كتاب آخر لنفس المؤلف قرأته من سنوات عديدة عن كتابة الرواية وبلا شك هو أفضل من هذا الكتاب For years, readers have turned to Lawrence Block's novels for mesmerizing entertainment, And for years, writers have turns to Block's "Writing the Novel" for candid, conversational, practical advice on how to put a publishable novel on paper.
Good stuff. Lots of outdated advice acknowledged by block in an afterward, simply due to the nature of the changing world PCs vs typerwriters etc, but there's still a decent amount of good stuff in here.
I prefer Block's writing on the craft over what I've read of his fiction, but I enjoyed the back and forth between his younger and older self regarding the trade.
Quiet inspiring. 风格一章最有料吧 I took this book out of the library to prep my writing for nanowrimo ', but unfortunately this book wasn't that helpful.
It wasn't written as a guide like the title suggests, It's just straight text with no exercises and the tips were usually obvious, Also, a lot of his ideas were biased and often discredited other opinions, It wasn't really helpful, more like an autobiography of how he wrote his books, Apparently Lawrence Block has written around four books about writingand actually, two of those Telling Lies For Fun and Profit and Spider, Spin Me a Web are collections of his monthly Writers Digest columns.
This was his first, though, from, when only the first three Matthew Scudder novels had been published.

This is probably one of the best books

on novel writing I have read, Even being as old as it is, it touches on things either other books dont, or I just dont remember them touching onlike research and writing faraway settings, and the extent to which they are or are not based in reality.
This book gets pretty nutsandbolts, which I like, and touches on the more “mystical” aspects of writing like the role of the subconscious with a good degree of sanity.
He goes into Outlines. He talks about Character Development in a pretty cool way, even citing Spinner Jablon from Time to Murder and Create.

I could go on and on with examples, but heres the facts: Block is an experienced novelist, hes successful which qualifies him for somebody Id want to hear speak about novel writing in the first place, and he goes through this book citing his own background and experience, as well as his own works.
He has his opinions, but something I love about Blocks approach to teaching writing is his appeal that there is no right way to do itor, more specifically, there is no wrong way.
There are only ways that work for you and ways that dont, Its personal.
All the same, I like hearing what Larry Block has to say about it, .