Here is a Book I want to Read
Tom Simon has announced his next book: https://bondwine.com/2016/09/25/superversive-coming-soon/
I must say I am looking forward to this eagerly. His last two books of essays were memorable and worthy of many rereads.
I strongly recommend WRITING DOWN THE DRAGON and STYLE IS THE ROCKET, both of which I own and have reread.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0988129256/
From the reader’s comments:
Tolkien admirers and Tolkien scholars alike will find this non-fiction book examining J.R.R. Tolkien’s writing techniques not just fascinating, but bordering on a feast. It’s a work of scholarship and genius, with much to recommend it to any fantasy author wishing to take apart a master fantasist’s works and see what makes his stories tick.
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Mr. Simon’s prose is lucid, personable, and entertaining, and he has a sharp eye for criticism and a nose for hidden truth.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GK7KEOI
From the Book Description:
Fantasy writer, essayist and critic Tom Simon looks at some elements of successful and memorable fiction. What makes a story stand out and grab a reader’s interest, and how does it happen? What kind of imaginative elements are most likely to have enduring appeal? How important is prose style to a good story? In eleven essays, Simon investigates these and other questions, and his researches lead him to some surprising places.
About John C Wright
John C. Wright is a practicing philosopher, a retired attorney, newspaperman, and newspaper editor, and a published author of science fiction. Once a Houyhnhnm, he was expelled from the august ranks of purely rational beings when he fell in love; but retains an honorary title.
