Book Review: Mastering Your Scenes by J.A. Cox

 

Looking for tips on crafting scenes, then check out Mastering Your Scenes: Your Blueprint for Success by J. A. Cox. 

In this helpful and engaging resource, Cox discusses the elements of a scene from sketching to objective and beyond. Breaking down each element in detail, the author shares the whens, the whys, the hows, and their practical application, providing you the tools to craft scenes.

Mastering Your Scenes is a helpful resource for writers. In less than a 100 pages, the author guides you along. Its brevity is what attracted me to it. I've bought other writing craft books that explore too much territory and go unread. That Cox focused on this aspect and delivers a succinct product makes it a resource to keep handy to refer back to later with ease. An additional edit and run through with a book designer to fix typographical, grammar, and formatting issues would perfect the overall product. 

If you seek insight into understanding scene creation and their objectives, Mastering Your Scenes can help. 

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ J.A. COX UNITED STATES (August 28, 2020)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 77 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 098957735X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0989577359

I received a copy of this book from the author. This review contains my honest opinions, which I have not been compensated for in any way.

 

Book Review: Creating Your First Novel by Hank Quense

 

If you're thinking of starting your first novel, then you need to pick up a copy of Creating Your First Novel by Hank Quense. 

This comprehensive guide brings you through the entire process of how to approach your first novel: planning, writing, creating your author business, publishing, and marketing. Each section is broken down into specific topics so you can take things a step at a time. The e-book version has helpful links to resources and links that allow you to click back to the main Table of Contents or to a particular lesson or topic within a section. 

In order to properly review Creating Your First Novel, I followed Quense's lesson plans a step at a time as if I were attempting my first novel. What a great approach he has. After writing more than 30 books, Quense has a wealth of knowledge to share, and he doesn't hold back anything. In his no-nonsense, congenial way, he talks about what works, why it works, and mistakes he has stumbled over along the way. Having followed his process, it's possible he might have converted this total panster. 

Having spent years promoting books online, I appreciate Quense's strategic approach to marketing. This isn't a throw it at the wall and see if it sticks aspect of your writing business, so you need to do your best to meet your readers where they are. Quense also has a book dedicated solely to marketing if you want more information on that topic. You can find it here.

Whether you're embarking upon writing your first novel or just looking for a sound writing process, you will want to read Creating Your First Novel by Hank Quense. 

• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CJ7ZPYCZ
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Strange Worlds Publishing (October 15, 2023)
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 15, 2023
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• File size ‏ : ‎ 6106 KB
• Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
• Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
• Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
• X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
• Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
• Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
• Available for pre-order now!

I received a free digital copy from the author. This review contains my honest opinions, which I have not been compensated for in any way.