F*ck the Details
Fewer words. Sharper stories.

Part of the Sterling and Stone Stone Tablet Series of basics, this one talks about how too much detail can bog down your books and keep the reader from getting invested. I read it because I was critiquing a manuscript that had a lot of detail that did exactly this, and it made me think of the book,......more

This is a decent book on what to include and what not to include in your prose. I liked the book but gave it a four star for now. There is only so much a book on writing can help you with and what to include and what to leave out comes to experience and hit and miss. I guess you put in what the char......more

Short, but sweet. Excellent examples for vivid scenes without a lot of wasted words.......more

I received a free copy of this book from the author. I had the opportunity to review or not. Another great book from the Stone Tablet group. Quinn makes some excellent suggestions for the beginner and experienced writer. Cut the excess. That phrase is heard from many writers, instructors and teachers......more

Not as good as other books in this series The massive slabs of story used to make the ‘points’ in this book did not work for me. The points the author was making were buried, obscured by looooong examples of his own writing. In fact, I found the pithy bonus material offered in the front/back matter t......more