Showing posts with label 102 Solutions to Common Writing Mistakes. Show all posts
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Friday, August 10, 2012

eBook Review: 102 Solutions to Common Writing Mistakes




Bob Mayer, 102 Solutions to Common Writing Mistakes

Product Details

  • File Size: 276 KB
  • Print Length: 101 pages
  • Publisher: Who Dares Wins Publishing (March 15, 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B003CN5OEO
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 (3 customer reviews)
  • Price: $4.99

1. Short review:  (Amazon rating: 4 stars out of 5 -- I like it.)

2. Long review:
2.1. What I liked:  Much useful information. 
Roller-coaster or walk-in-the-park? Neither. Non-fiction.
$4.99 and worth it.

2.2. What I did not like: The book shows its age. A significant fraction of the 'solutions' addresses concerns pertinent to traditional press submissions.  

2.3. Who I think is the audience: Writers.

2.4. Is the book appropriate for children to read?  Yes. No worries.

2.5. On the basis of reading this book, will I buy the author's next book?  Yes, but already I have a number of books on writing by Bob Mayer.

2.6. The plot in a nutshell:
Does not apply.
 2.7. Other:
     My criterion for determining the worth of books that purport to advise writers is this: If I learn one thing I did not know before, the book has repaid me its purchase price. 102 Solutions to Common Writing Mistakes met that criterion and then some.
     If you are a writer, this book is worth the money.

2.8. Links: Bob Mayer's Blog 

2.9. Buy the book: 102 Solutions to Common Writing Mistakes