Story Structure: The Key to Successful Fiction

Absolutely loved it! Very informational and practical approach to writing.......more

In this volume of the Red Sneaker series, William Bernhardt provides a straight forward recipe for structuring a novel - just as advertised. He provides great tips and tons of examples that are very entertaining. As the book approaches the last third, he lays down the traditional form and how to get......more

Good for Beginners I appreciated the brevity of the book and chapter summaries, which make this an easy reference guide. I also liked that Mr. Bernhardt listed specific novels as examples for the points he was illustrating. I stress that this most helpful for beginners but it's a good refresher cours......more

Good first book in series This first book in the Red Sneaker Writing Series was pretty basic, with a focus on outlining using an index card system to start. That's something I had actually already been doing, but this did help me put it in perspective and decide where my scenes needed to go. It's bas......more

Very sound writing advice, with plenty of examples. I'm going to work my way through the exercises, follow the writer's calendar included in the appendices, and perform triage on my Camp NaNoWriMo monstrosity--and then probably write a more detailed review of this book. (Audio is nicely read by autho......more