Let’s Write Short Stories by Ralph M. McInerny is great. When it was originally issued it was a course with a workbook and several cassettes and the buyer could send in his work to be critiqued. It had been a marvelous opportunity. This course is now difficult or impossible to find. Even without the critique service, it is a treasure.
Looking on the net for these tapes, I was unsuccessful. However Let’s Write a Mystery, Let’s Write a Novel, and Let’s Write Fiction-- 8 practical lessons were found at prices over a hundred dollars and one at almost two hundred dollars.
In Let’s Write Short Stories, McInerny leads the writer through the process of writing a short story, actually having the writer write along with him. If the writer follows diligently, he’ll have a short story.
McInerny defines the short story as: “The narration of a character’s attempts to extricate himself from a problem.” He also reminds the writer of his obligation to engage the reader because “no one owes you a reading.” Let’s hope that soon Ralph M. McInerny makes his practical approach available again.
For romance writers, practical advice and guidance is here and now in Crafting the Romance Story - ebook 2009 by Lynette Rees. I call this a workbook because if you take your time and work through it, do the exercises, and read the linked articles, you’ll be rewarded with your own self written romance. You may even say, “Well, that was easy. What’s so hard about that?” Trust me, it’s a lot more difficult when someone isn’t holding your hand, guiding you along the way. Rees sheds light along a path to writing the romance story. Take your time, do the work, and you’ll be glad you did. She also details how to go about getting it sold.
Buy this ebook and carefully work through the exercises and read the linked articles. Here’s the link to buy:
https://www.lulu.com/commerce/index.php?fBuyContent=7300519
Let me know what you think of it. I give it my highest rating -- buy it for your writer’s library.
You can find the romances of Lynette Rees at any of the major book sites like amazon.com, borders.com, bn.com, or abebooks.com. Or find them out at:
http://www.thewildrosepress.com/it-happened-one-summer-paperback-p-3081.html
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