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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: No one will read your stuff unless it’s truly great.
Chapter 3: Finding success in the writing world is hard, but an apprenticeship can teach vital lessons and build lasting contacts.
Chapter 4: Whether you write literature or craft advertising, you must have a clear, strong concept.
Chapter 5: In advertising and fiction alike, defining the problem or theme is the first step to crafting a great story.
Chapter 6: Reading and writing help you find your voice, but truly great prose comes with maturity.
Chapter 7: Most stories use a three-act structure, unless you’re crafting a truly epic narrative.
Chapter 8: Act one hooks the audience, act two spotlights the villain, and act three delivers the story’s decisive, final climax.
Chapter 9: Top actors gravitate toward complex characters and meaningful, weighty themes.
Chapter 10: Nonfiction obeys the same basic rules as fiction, and both depend on a strong theme.
Description
Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t (2016) is a guide to the ins and out of writing, whether it’s a book, a screenplay or advertising material. Making a living writing isn’t an easy thing to do, especially since the last thing a busy person wants to do is read some poorly written manuscript. But with these helpful tools and the insight of a 30-year veteran of the industry, you can be on your way to writing the kind of captivating work that people love to read.
Who Should Listen
- Writers of all kinds seeking advice
- Advertisers in need of inspiration
- Screenwriters who don’t know which story to tell