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Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t: Why That Is And What You Can Do About It by [Pressfield, Steven]

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There's a mantra that real writers know but wannabe writers don’t. And the secret phrase is this:

NOBODY WANTS TO READ YOUR SH*T.

Recognizing this painful truth is the first step in the writer's transformation from amateur to professional.

From Chapter Four:

“When you understand that nobody wants to read your shit, you develop empathy. You acquire the skill that is indispensable to all artists and entrepreneurs—the ability to switch back and forth in your imagination from your own point of view as writer/painter/seller to the point of view of your reader/gallery-goer/customer. You learn to ask yourself with every sentence and every phrase: Is this interesting? Is it fun or challenging or inventive? Am I giving the reader enough? Is she bored? Is she following where I want to lead her?"

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There's a mantra that real writers know but wannabe writers don’t. And the secret phrase is this:

NOBODY WANTS TO READ YOUR SH*T.

Recognizing this painful truth is the first step in the writer's transformation from amateur to professional.

From Chapter Four:

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Print Length: 210 pages
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Publisher: Black Irish Entertainment LLC (11 June 2016)
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Language: English
ASIN: B01GZ1TJBI
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greatlakesguy

Great for new writers and veterans

8 January 2017 - Published on Amazon.com

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Great book and an excellent follow-up to Mr. Pressfield's The War of Art. These are not how-to books for aspiring writers; those are a dime-a-dozen on Amazon. What Pressfield does in Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh"t is take what you already know to the next level. He shows you what gives your work texture, and what separates it from the others who are grinding away with the proverbial inciting incident, 3-act structure, and hero's journey stuff. For example, on p. 34 of the paperback, he gives a 2-page summation of how series creator Vince Gilligan told us what Breaking Bad was about in a small speech main character Walter White gives to class. (It's about transformation, if you need to know.)

I should note here that the book is for anyone dabbling in novels, screenplays, and even non-fiction. His thoughts on theme and just what your story is about are especially helpful, especially in this day of "structure is everything" where these issues are given short shrift. It is helpful that he illustrates how he came across these revelations for himself over the course of a career that spans advertising, novels, and screenplays (including a brief anecdote about an important lesson learned while rewriting a porn flick)

While The War of Art was a motivational treatise on what separates the pros from the wannabes in terms of attitude and personal approach, Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh"t is more about what separates the pros from the wannabes when it comes to the rules of writing we already know. I guarantee you'll find something -- maybe not a lot, but something -- important that will justify the cost.

By the way, Pressfield gives due credit to his buddy Shawn Coyne (The Story Grid). Mr. Coyne's work is highly recommended as well.

I say this as one who has made a career of writing, including stints as a newspaper reporter, PR guy, and freelancer. I also have a produced play and a non-fiction book to my credit, and am now working on a novel. It isn't much, but it's a living (barely at times). I'm not Stephen King, but at least I can say I'm a veteran published writer. So take my word for what it's worth when I say that after 35 years on the job, I'm still learning, and Mr. Pressfield is helping.

35 people found this helpful.

Cybele_now-L

Writers! Looking for clear, straightforward, inspiring advice? Read this!!!

25 July 2016 - Published on Amazon.com

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Simply the best and most straightforward guide imaginable - for writers in all genres and types. Steven Pressfield generously shares his experiences in writing advertisements, movie scripts, fiction and non-fiction, identifying the underlying principles and structure of every - every - successful work. If you've read other guides - by Stephen King, or E M Forster, or Eudora Welty, or - well, whoever - you'll have encountered some/much of this material before...but rarely expressed in such concise and actionable form.
Read it and write!

5 people found this helpful.

curtismchale

Don’t love the structure, but the ideas are great

8 May 2018 - Published on Amazon.com

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Like many of Pressfield's non-fiction books, this is a collection of essays that have some sort of loose structure. In this book he says that he wrote the essays and then his editor put them in some sort of structure.

I find this format frustrating, but when I sit back and look at the overall ideas and then group them in a way that makes sense to me, Pressfield has written a great book full of good advice.

If you're looking for some creative inspiration and want to know how to put more structure in your writing read this book. If you're willing to do a bit of work and think about your overall business marketing, this is a great book.

Kaz

Absolute Essential Conversation for Writing

22 October 2016 - Published on Amazon.com

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Pressfield's understanding for this topic is HIGHLY apparent in just how quick you will burn through this book (half your time will be spent subsearching and noting his straight to the point of disillusioning one from thinking just because you put words on paper means jack s*** to the world.

An invaluable quick no bulls*** collection of keystone lessons anyone can probably benefit from.

If these ideas are new to you, buy this book. Now. It hammers home principles that must be known.

2 people found this helpful.

Kassandra

Excellent Writing Tips

11 February 2017 - Published on Amazon.com

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This was a great book about writing for writers. The author was so honest about the trials he went through to become a paid writer. The years of time he spent honing his craft were telling and lent to his credibility.

He shows us how to use many standard writing techniques though in unique ways. He explained how to use advertising techniques and movie script writing to thin out an amateur writer's flailing attempts and get to the meat of the meal.

I will keep this book around for reference mostly definitely.

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