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10+ oeuvres 228 utilisateurs 5 critiques

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Margaret Lucke is a successful writer whose mystery credits include books, short stories, and scripts for mystery events. She teaches writing classes at the University of California-Berkeley Extension Program and is a former regional vice president of Mystery Writers of America.

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Lethal Ladies (1996) — Contributeur — 22 exemplaires
Lethal Ladies II (1998) — Contributeur — 14 exemplaires

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Date de naissance
1947
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female

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A very basic overview on writing short stories. Good information.
 
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KatelynSBolds | 2 autres critiques | Nov 12, 2018 |
Some decent advice in here, but not a lot that hadn't been said elsewhere. Perhaps the best features are the well structured layout, to the point discussions, and the FAQs part the end. I made quite a few notes.
 
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KatiaMDavis | 2 autres critiques | Dec 19, 2017 |
This is the best book I have come across to encourage the writing of short stories. It's light, yet full of wisdom. It doesn't assume the reader is an expert, but neither does it assume idiocy. It gets, in my view, the balance exactly right.

There are chapters on getting started, creating people, conflict, plot, setting and voice. Each one has plenty of examples of what is being described, and a good selection of exercises at the end of each one. These exercises don't require the writing of every possible genre - they are general enough that any writer can choose his or her own style and type of story.

I didn't do all - or even most of - the exercises, but I found the techniques and ideas extremely helpful. I've dipped into it many times over the past year, and will no doubt continue to do so.

Highly recommended to anyone who has ever considered writing short stories, including those who have already had some published.
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SueinCyprus | Jan 26, 2016 |
I was pulled into this book and continued to read because I wanted to solve the mystery. I will be interested to see this author's next offering and hope that she (or her editor) cleans up some of the jarring transitions. It was difficult to peg a genre description. Heavy on mystery, medium on paranormal, light on romance.
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jjmachshev | Mar 19, 2008 |

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10
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2
Membres
228
Évaluation
½ 3.4
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5
ISBN
9

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