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The Liar's Bible
- A Good Book for Fiction Writers
- Narrated by: Michael Bonner
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
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Summary
Five-time Edgar winner and MWA grand master Lawrence Block wrote a monthly column for the Writers Digest magazine for 14 years. The Liar's Bible consists of previously uncollected columns, chosen to illuminate the often dimly-lit path of the writer of fiction.
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- Martin Gilje Jaatun
- 24-09-22
...but I'm not a writer?
when this audiobook fell into my lap, I was a bit ambivalent - after all, I'm not a fiction writer, so why would I want to listen to advice for authors? However, as Lawrence Block himself states: "before I was a writer, I was a reader" - and I found the collection of columns extremely entertaining.
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- col2910
- 22-02-20
Interesting and entertaining even to a non-writer.
Despite harboring absolutely no aspirations or inclinations to take up writing I was quite happy to listen to this audible edition of a collection of Lawrence Block columns previously published monthly in Writer's Digest.
Handy hints, writing tips and strategies for overcoming negativity and reinforcing positive thoughts towards achieving your very own writing goals. There's also some anecdotes about writing some of his books - the Scudder offering - Eight Million Ways to Die in particular.
What also struck me is the banished notion that anything that flows on the page and is easy to read must have been easy to write. Far from it. I mourned for discarded prose, manuscripts over 100 pages long abandoned because the story wasn't working in the author's mind.
What shines through is Block's dedication to his craft and his professionalism. And his willingness to share some of his lessons learned along the way with other aspiring writers.
An easy narration from Michael Bonner made the progress through this collection a pleasant journey.
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Another of Lawrence Block's writer's guides was enjoyed recently - Spider, Spin Me a Web (1988)
Read - (listened to) January, 2020
Published - 2011
Page count - 294 (11hrs 8 mins)
Source - Audible download code received from author's assistant
Format - Audible
https://col2910.blogspot.com/2020/02/lawrence-block-liars-bible-2011.html
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