When complete, you can export these notes to your email and review.
If you’re reviewing a book on Kindle, use the annotation feature. Obviously, if it’s your favourite book, you’ll probably need to buy a second copy just for the purposes of annotation. On the second (and third and fourth) read-throughs, you need to write ALL OVER that book. Get a set of coloured markers, pencils, pens and mini sticky notes and put aside what you learned at school about never writing on books. If you are analyzing non-fiction, consider how accurately the introduction and conclusion sum up the book. Use the table of contents to jump around to key sections and chapters. Pay close attention to the author’s writing style. The second time around, approach the book more critically. If it’s a classic novel, enjoy it! In some cases, non-fiction book repeat themes and ideas, so it’s fine to skip around. The first time around, you don’t need to think about analysis. Read the Book Twice Use the table of contents to jump around to key sections and chapters Then try reading from different genres for variety and to learn what sort of techniques are universal. Start in the genre or topic you want to write in and move out from there. Literary analysis takes time to learn, so review as many books as you can.
Pick A Book to AnalyzeĪnalysing your favourite book is a great place to start if you want to improve your writing skills. In this article, we offer guidelines based on Taylor’s and Hauge’s advice with additional insights from our experiences as authors. He instructs budding screenwriters to watch two movies per week and gives a detailed checklist “to make the process of watching films as informative as possible.” “…as a serious screenwriter, you can no longer afford to regard movies as something you only do when you have a date on Saturday night.” Michael Hauge In Michael Hauge’s Writing Screenplays That Sell, he says, The same principles apply across writing sectors. Taylor’s books have sold in excess of a million copies, been number one on Amazon Kindle, Kobo, iBooks and Google Play and have been translated into over 25 languages. Critics suggested she should forget about becoming an author. Taylor strongly recommended analyzing your favorite books as a method of learning, saying it created the biggest leap forward in her writing.Īt first, she received disheartening negative feedback about her early work. During a keynote speech at the 2016 Festival of Writing, C.L.
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