ISBN: 0688132286, LawrenceBlock

A good book of little tricks for making fiction come alive. I like it because it simplifies writing- it tells me a bunch of things I don't have to do, and suggests a few new things that I can do in simple ways.

For example, BeginInTheMiddle says to write the first two chapters, then switch them, fixing up whatever few words need it. As a reader this tends to jump you right into action, then quickly get the necessary background. As a writer, you don't worry about it, you just write the first two chapters.

Another book with a similar feel is the NonDesignersDesignBook.
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