We’ve all got one. That pile of books waiting to be read, some of them surely doomed to linger for years as other more enticing novels are selected instead. What’s in yours?

  • ag_roberston_author ( ag_roberston_author@beehaw.org ) OPEnglish
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    3 years ago

    My current pile is somewhat small, as I’ve just culled it and also started to use my eReader more, but it currently is:

    • The Gunslinger by Stephen King
    • A few Wheel of Time books
    • Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
    • The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington
    • The Anatomy of a Story by John Truby
    • seabisquit ( seabisquit@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
      2·
      3 years ago

      Definitely read The Anatomy of Story if you’re a writer/interested in writing as a craft. It is by far the best guide on plot structure I have ever read and even though it focuses mainly on Hollywood plots it can be adapted to any story form. I use it as a starting point for everything I write, highly recommend it!