tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379773217495837003.post4179534682769710141..comments2023-11-02T04:41:22.752-05:00Comments on Anita's Edge: Happy New Year!Anita Saxenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12444339735834716979noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379773217495837003.post-63288799132669916132011-01-09T12:30:37.309-06:002011-01-09T12:30:37.309-06:00I've read Mamet's rant. It's amazing. ...I've read Mamet's rant. It's amazing. I actually have it saved some where. I think I'll read it again.<br /><br />Thank you for the other book recommendations. I had seen the Gotham Writer's Workshop book on amazon, and it had received some good reviews. I might check it out.<br /><br />A book swap sounds like an excellent idea. =)Anita Saxenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444339735834716979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6379773217495837003.post-67752550344074815622011-01-05T18:49:37.799-06:002011-01-05T18:49:37.799-06:00Didn't get a lot from King's book. A good ...Didn't get a lot from King's book. A good read if you're a fan, but other than that the most valuable thing you'll learn is that you need to cut 10% of your manuscript out as a rewrite goal.<br /><br />I constantly refer myself back to Mamet's rant to his writing team on The Unit - http://www.movieline.com/2010/03/david-mamets-memo-to-the-writers-of-the-unit.php<br />It applies to more than just tv and screenplays.<br /><br />I also got a lot of great insight from Egri's the Art of Dramatic Writing and the Gotham Writer's Workshop book on writing fiction. Maybe we should set up a Books on Writing book swap?Optional Delusionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493998490887182513noreply@blogger.com