“An amazingly solid book of writing tips. I wish this existed ten (okay, who am I kidding, 15) years ago.
It’s more than writing tips…I’d call it a distilled method. Chuck does away with the mysticism and whatnot behind writing, that stuff where it’s like, “I’m an ARTISTE!” and talks about some concrete methods that’ll improve just about anyone’s storytelling.
A lot of these sorts of books shy away from giving direct, concrete advice, but Chuck tells people what to do, and then says, “Once you master some techniques, do whatever the hell you want.”
It’s a great approach to writing. You have to start with SOMETHING, and the challenges he puts forth will get you going. Regardless of whether or not you’re a Palahniuk fan, it’ll do you good to read this one and try some of it out. “