Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life

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  • Author : Terry Brooks
  • Binding : Paperback
  • EAN : 9780345465511
  • Edition : Reprint
  • ISBN : 0345465512
  • Label : Del Rey Books
  • Languages : Original Language: English, Published: English
  • Manufacturer : Del Rey Books
  • Number Of Items : 1
  • Number Of Pages : 208
  • Package Dimensions : 0.60 inches (Height) x 9.60 inches (Length) x 0.20 pounds (Weight) x 5.50 inches (Width)
  • Product Group : Book
  • Publication Date : 2004-02
  • Publisher : Del Rey Books
  • SKU : M0345465512
  • Studio : Del Rey Books

In Sometimes the Magic Works, author Terry Brooks mixes advice on writing with stories from his personal experience in publishing. A seasoned fantasy writer with 19 books under his belt, including the New York Times bestseller The Sword of Shannara, Brooks began his career in middle-age when he gave up life as a lawyer to pursue writing full-time. This change for Brooks was fuelled by his obsession with writing, ("If I don't write, I become restless and ill-tempered"), inspiration by JRR Tolkien, and constant encouragement from publisher Lester del Rey. Some of Brooks' advice is very specific and useful, such as a chapter dedicated to the importance of outlining. However, the lessons he tries to tell through his own adventures tend to be self-serving. Still, his experiences could be particularly interesting and valuable to fans of Brooks's fantasy novels--and aspiring authors of their own. --Lacey Fain, Amazon.com

- Amazon.co.uk Review

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