Munday - Writing Advice
1. Do you read writing advice/ how to books? How often? Why or why not? Very rarely. Might skim something if friends have recommended it or gave it to me. Partly because they're usually structured in a way that I feel is pandering, and partly because I don't learn that way. I've learned through reading and following what other writers have done, what I like and feel works for me.
2. How useful do you think writing advice books are to writers, in general? To you, specifically? To me, they're a waste of time honestly. Because they only teach you how they want you to write when that's not the only way. It's creative writing, you only need to know the rules so you can break them when you need to. It's stifling and boring to me so I can't be bothered.
However, for some people who need more of a structure they could be useful to them. I know my way of writing drives people I know nuts, and everyone writes differently. If you think you need a how to book, look around for them. Maybe it'll work, maybe it won't. Don't be worried you're doing it wrong in any case, because you aren't. You're just finding your own style which is the most important thing.
3. Have you learned any exercises from a writing advice book that you'd like to share with us? Nope, sorry. ^^
4. What writing advice books do you think we should check out? All depends on what you like. But I've found Ready, Set, Novel! to be okay as well as Stephen King's On Writing. At least the first half, anyways.
5. If you could write a writing advice book, what wisdom would it contain? Probably wouldn't. Better to just give a link to NaNoWriMo. They say it better than I can.
2. How useful do you think writing advice books are to writers, in general? To you, specifically? To me, they're a waste of time honestly. Because they only teach you how they want you to write when that's not the only way. It's creative writing, you only need to know the rules so you can break them when you need to. It's stifling and boring to me so I can't be bothered.
However, for some people who need more of a structure they could be useful to them. I know my way of writing drives people I know nuts, and everyone writes differently. If you think you need a how to book, look around for them. Maybe it'll work, maybe it won't. Don't be worried you're doing it wrong in any case, because you aren't. You're just finding your own style which is the most important thing.
3. Have you learned any exercises from a writing advice book that you'd like to share with us? Nope, sorry. ^^
4. What writing advice books do you think we should check out? All depends on what you like. But I've found Ready, Set, Novel! to be okay as well as Stephen King's On Writing. At least the first half, anyways.
5. If you could write a writing advice book, what wisdom would it contain? Probably wouldn't. Better to just give a link to NaNoWriMo. They say it better than I can.