One of the biggest issues I have with books that are "X number of tips/tricks/blunders/pitfalls" type books are that almost all of them feel like the list is artificially inflated to hit a specific number. Some of these 27 blunders are useful to read about and the author does a good job of inspiring the reader and keeping them interested. But several of them felt like filler or slight twists on the other blunders listed in this book. I would have rather read "17 fiction writing blunders" where every one of them was amazing, rather than "27 fiction writing blunders" where ten of them felt extraneous. Still, I'm very much of a "take what's useful and discard the rest" mindset when it comes to writing craft books, and this one did have some tidbits that were helpful to think about.

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