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Sometimes the Magic Works

Lessons from a Writing Life

By Terry Brooks

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| Paperback | 9780345465511

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In Sometimes the Magic Works, New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks shares his secrets for creating unusual, memorable fiction. Spanning topics from the importance of daydreaming to the necessity of writing an outline, from the fine art of showing instead of merely tContinue

In Sometimes the Magic Works, New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks shares his secrets for creating unusual, memorable fiction. Spanning topics from the importance of daydreaming to the necessity of writing an outline, from the fine art of showing instead of merely telling to creating believable characters who make readers care what happens to them, Brooks draws upon his own experiences, hard lessons learned, and delightful discoveries made in creating the beloved Shannara and Magic Kingdom of Landover series, The Word and The Void trilogy, and the bestselling Star Wars novel The Phantom Menace.

In addition to being a writing guide, Sometimes the Magic Works is Terry Brooks’s self-portrait of the artist. “If you don’t think there is magic in writing, you probably won’t write anything magical,” says Brooks. This book offers a rare opportunity to peer into the mind of (and learn a trick or two from) one of fantasy fiction’s preeminent magicians.

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  • Sometimes the Magic Works : Lessons from a Writing Life

    Terry Brooks is one of the most successful fantasy authors writing in the genre today. Beginning with his ground-breaking debut work, The Sword of Shannara, in 1977, Brooks has written 21 books, the first 20 of which were novels. His 21st, Sometimes ... (read full critics)

    infinityplus published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 208 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0345465512
  • ISBN-13: 9780345465511
  • Publisher: Del Rey
  • Pub date: Feb 03, 2004
  • Dimensions: 1548 mm x 903 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
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