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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Description & Setting: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Believable World of People, Places, and Events (Write Great Fiction)by: Ron Rozelle  List Price: $16.99 Amazon.com's Price: $11.55 You Save: $5.44 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 808.392 EAN: 9781582973272 ISBN: 158297327X Label: Writers Digest Books Manufacturer: Writers Digest Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: March 15, 2005 Publisher: Writers Digest Books Studio: Writers Digest Books Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: For a story to be successful, it must come alive on the page. With Description & Setting, writers learn how to make every detail count as they create believable people, places and events. Another book in the popular Write Great Fiction series, this valuable reference: -Shows writers how to master the challenging--and often overlooked--subjects of description and setting -Offers hands-on action-and-results exercises that allow readers to incorporate lessons into their own work -Provides busy writers with accessible information through sidebars, exercises, checklists and more With clear examples from popular fiction and tips for specific genres, bringing a story to life has never been this easy or this fun. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Lots of good info.I'm happy with the content... Learned lots of new and interesting stuff.. MJL Rating: - A great book for any writerDecription & Setting teaches you to take two dimensional words on paper and turn them into a three dimensional world for your readers to explore. All the great dialogue, plot twists, and character development in the world can't save a character standing in front of a white backdrop. The book encourages writers to become masters at setting the stage. Description & Setting prods writers to keep their work as vivid as possible and offers helpful hints on how to incorporate sensory information into text. ... Read More Rating: - Absolute, must have!There are many words I could use to say how critically important this book is to aspiring writers. Buy it!!! It will more than pay for itself. Rating:  - Good bookLike the other "Write Great Fiction" books, this one focuses on the elements listed on the title, description and setting. While the criticisms some others have had are sound, this is by no means a terrible book, and certainly it is not as awful as some would make it out to be. As for the criticism that there is "nothing new" in the book, that's easy. The author makes the assumption (as he should, seeing as how every other good author who has ever written a non-fiction work on any given subject would ... Read More Rating: - Very InformativeThis book covers from A to Z on writing descriptive scenes, and more. Besides the nuts and bolts, it provides many great ideas above and beyond what I had expected. If you're thinking about writing fiction this an excellent prerequisite for you to read before you begin writing a page. It helped me tremendously in the wordsmithing required to "paint a picture" for the reader, from the most intricate details, to the, what not to do's." It's worth every minute. Very good to keep for reference as well. 
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