tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post7119205507048790018..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': How Not to Write a NovelMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-16833422950390820742008-03-22T08:54:00.000+00:002008-03-22T08:54:00.000+00:00Yes I found David Armstrong's book laugh out loud ...Yes I found David Armstrong's book laugh out loud funny as well as being full of useful stuff. One of the best books about writing in my opinion.Jillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00104126307586066155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-39714609676043049252008-03-21T15:34:00.000+00:002008-03-21T15:34:00.000+00:00Kathryn, I agree the Maass book is excellent. Anne...Kathryn, I agree the Maass book is excellent. Anne Perry, who is one of his clients, was kind enough to send me the proof of it before it was published a few years back, and I've referred to it regularly ever since. The only snag is that I haven't yet produced that breakout novel. But that's down to me, not to his advice!Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-17228158695515024162008-03-21T14:55:00.000+00:002008-03-21T14:55:00.000+00:00I'm going to put that one on my TBR list! Another ...I'm going to put that one on my TBR list! Another one I've liked recently is "Writing the Breakout Novel" by Donald Maass. It's all stuff we already "know" about crafting a book that breaks out of the mid-list, but puts some of it in a new perspective.Kathryn Lilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701558750790059307noreply@blogger.com