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Robert's Rules of Writing Pub. Date: 2/22/2005 Publisher: F+W Media, Inc.

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Overview

The 101 Rules You Need to Know
*but no one has ever told you

You already have a million writing books. You know the principles, the lectures, the "expert" techniques. And you've discovered that sometimes tried-and-true just equals tired.

In Robert's Rules of Writing, successful author Robert Masello stomps out status quo writing advice and delivers 101 uninhibited techniques to improve your writing that include:

Burn your journal (See rule 1)
Strip down to your briefs (See rule 38)
Spend time gossiping (See rule 61)
Buy the smoking jacket (See rule 56)
Skip the Starbucks (See rule 7)
De-claim! De-claim! (See rule 63)

Whether you're a fiction writer, freelancer, memoirist, or screenwriter, Robert's Rules of Writing gives you the unorthodox advice to transform your writing life and get published!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781582973265
Publisher: F+W Media, Inc.
Publication date: 2/22/2005
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 710,085
Product dimensions: 5.00 (w) x 7.70 (h) x 0.60 (d)

Rule 1	Burn your journal
Rule 2	Get a pen pal
Rule 3	Throw out your thesaurus
Rule 4	Zip the lip
Rule 5	Call out the thought police
Rule 6	Don't overinflate the balloon
Rule 7	Skip the Starbucks
Rule 8	Take the prozac
Rule 9	Lose the muse
Rule 10	Get rolling
Rule 11	Let the well refill
Rule 12	Tell, don't show
Rule 13	Play God
Rule 14	Stop reading
Rule 15	Wave good-bye
Rule 16	Write what you read
Rule 17	Make 'em worry
Rule 18	Memo yourself
Rule 19	Get right, or get close
Rule 20	Know the territory
Rule 21	Set yourself down
Rule 22	Pick your poison
Rule 23	Bring out da noise
Rule 24	Map that route
Rule 25	Wing it
Rule 26	Don't look back
Rule 27	Let it marinate
Rule 28	Overcome your separation anxiety
Rule 29	Call "action!"
Rule 30	Pile it on
Rule 31	Reduce clutter
Rule 32	Say it again, Sam
Rule 33	Show what you know
Rule 34	Get dramatic
Rule 35	Flaw your hero
Rule 36	Perfect your villain
Rule 37	Skip the truth
Rule 38	Strip down to your briefs
Rule 39	Go subliminal
Rule 40	Cook up a story
Rule 41	Let them lead the way
Rule 42	Make an entrance
Rule 43	Do double duty
Rule 44	Be a tease
Rule 45	Keep the faith
Rule 46	Go for broke
Rule 47	Lay down the law
Rule 48	Keep your promises
Rule 49	Hit your marks
Rule 50	Don't push your luck
Rule 51	Take walk around the block
Rule 52	Lose your form
Rule 53	Set an alarm clock
Rule 54	Fall in love
Rule 55	Get rejected
Rule 56	Buy the smoking jacket
Rule 57	Keep your day job
Rule 58	Pick a personage
Rule 59	Ham it up
Rule 60	Know no shame
Rule 61	Pass the scuttlebutt
Rule 62	Go inside
Rule 63	De-claim! De-claim!
Rule 64	Take the long way
Rule 65	Show no mercy
Rule 66	Doubt everyone
Rule 67	Find your ideal
Rule 68	Kill the passion
Rule 69	Grumble and fuss
Rule 70	Engage the enemy
Rule 71	Mix it up
Rule 72	Graph it
Rule 73	Join up
Rule 74	Stake your claim
Rule 75	Get in style
Rule 76	Change your spots
Rule 77	Tone it up
Rule 78	Make 'em laugh!
Rule 79	Befriend your editor
Rule 80	Choose your words
Rule 81	Choose their words, too
Rule 82	Beware of easy inspiration
Rule 83	Add a dash of metaphor
Rule 84	Rid yourself of writing words
Rule 85	Convert yourself
Rule 86	Punctuate that thought
Rule 87	Build the perfect reader
Rule 88	Pass the scalpel
Rule 89	Gather ye moonbeams!
Rule 90	Lose your perspective
Rule 91	Take up whittling
Rule 92	Save every scrap
Rule 93	Engage in no false advertising
Rule 94	Keep your prose clean
Rule 95	Protect your inspiration
Rule 96	Magnetize yourself
Rule 97	Spill your secrets
Rule 98	Don't tense up
Rule 99	Call it quits
Rule 100	Grant yourself a title
Rule 101	Love words
Rule 102	Break the rules

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Anonymous

Posted November 24, 2006

SCRAMBLED FORMAT

Robert¿s Rules of Writing, by Robert Masello is one of my favorites. Much like Leonard Bishop¿s Dare to be a Great Writer, this is a collection of writing tips presented in no particular order. Because of the format, I wouldn¿t recommend either as the first ¿how-to¿ book for a novice. But the scrambled format works well for me when I¿m looking for a quick read during TV commercials. Many of the ideas offer practical help others provide thought-provoking insight. You don¿t have to agree with every ¿rule¿ to enjoy this one.

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This is not so much a step by step how to book. But, it is full of helpful ideas and pointers. If you are a writer who is looking for some tips and tricks to toghten up your writing and make your writing more negaging then this book is for you.
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