So you want to be a writer

by Robert E. Moore

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878350462
• ISBN13: 9780878350469
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Boyd and Fraser Publishing
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

My First Mentor . . .

Bob Moore was my first creative writing instructor at Grossmont College, over thirty years ago. I had no ambition to be a writer back then, but rather took the course as a way to sharpen my writing skills. I gave the book four stars rather than five, because it's somewhat dated, and in this era of emerging technology and alternate publishing schemes, it's a little behind. Nevertheless, there's one fundamental truth in this little gem that Bob preached: no one can teach you to write; you have to learn, and some help can be forthcoming, but in the end, it's what you do that define your abilities as a writer. No handy "tricks" or "what's the secret" about this book or writing in general, just a lot of bits that will help point you in the right direction. Bob warned me, even before I started writing for a living, that I would probably be his most successful student, and after 24 published novels, I guess I am. I am pleased I found this venue to publicly offer a way overdue thank you to him.

Exceptional guide for the creative and beginning writer.

Robert Moore was an original and engaging creative writing instructor at Grossmont College, in El Cajon, CA. His wit, writ, and rite appear throughout this treasure, littered with nuggetized examples from his many years of creative students.