Conflict, Action, and Suspense

by William Noble

Book Overview

For more than 10 years, this successful series has helped writers improve their work -- one element at a time. Featuring quality instruction from award-winning authors, each book focuses on a key... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898796342
• ISBN13: 9780898796346
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

very helpful

This book was extremely helpful and easy to digest. I read a lot of books on writing and this is in the upper echelon.

This book rocks!

This is the most helpful book on writing that I've ever read. Period. Every time I read through it again, or page through to reread my highlighted sections, I'm amazed by the mixture of common sense, insight, alacrity and experience that fill every page. Noble's secrets on subtly and misdirection, finding ways to let scenes, storylines, and themes converge, and insights on character development, transitions, and story structure will improve the work of any author. Guaranteed. Whether you write for a living or as a hobby, your library of writing resources will never be complete without a copy of "Conflict, Action & Suspense." Highly recommended.

True to the title a good resource

As he indicate by his title choice, William Noble has provided his readers with a resource to implement 'Conflict, Action & Suspense' in their works. This is obviously not a general 'how to write book' even though others have carelessly reviewed it that way. I found the book very useful in my first and subsequent works and recommend it to others when asked how they can make their fiction more engaging for their readers.

Fledging Suspense Story Writers -- Must Read!

I was looking for good, solid pointers on how to write a supsense novel, and this book did the trick. The writing in the books is concise, gets to the point without a lot pontificating by the author and samples for every point are provided that are easy to understand, and easy to recreate by any imaginative writer. I yellow-highlighted my book throughout, then went back and typed up the point notes. I'm going to use those point notes when I write my next suspense novel!Highly recommended reading for the aspiring writer.