The Modern Scholar: The Author at Work

The Art of Writing Fiction

By: Professor Jenna Blum

Narrated by: Professor Jenna Blum

New York Times best-selling author Jenna Blum has scored critical and commercial success with her novels Those Who Save Us and The Stormchasers. One of Oprah’s Top Thirty Women’s Writers, Blum has also taught creative writing at Boston University and master novel workshops for Grub Street Writers. Here Blum shares insights into the writing process and offers listeners the most important aspects of succeeding as an author.

©2013 Jenna Blum (P)2013 Crescite Group, LLC

You must read this book

I thought I knew so much already but the author breaks it all down in easy to understand chapters so that you can remember. Perfectly paced and engaging. She is a friendly understanding person so that helps we want to learn from her. She sees things differently and is able to get across how to see things differently as well. I just love this book!

Awesome

Jenna has a wealth of insite and information for writers. She is easy to understand and touches upon a walth of information for writers at all stages og writing.

Jenna Blum teaches writing

I loved the end of this course, but the beginning was full of beginner's stuff that you sort of had to push past. I was a bit irritated with the performance to start off, but later grew to like Blum's voice and persona, although her constant reminders not to write while driving got a bit tedious. However, I came away from the experience a happier, more competent writer and recommend this course which does what it is supposed to do.

Some good advice

Any additional comments?

He has some great advice but..."it is easy for him to say...". I believe, I just don't have the imagination to create or the intelligence to present a story in an effective way. I don't care how many great techniques you may hear, if you don't have some degree of talent to begin with, no one can make you a successful writer. If you possess talent, you can profit from the techniques in proportion to the amount of effort and time you are willing and able to invest.

Great info, hypnotizing narration! In a good way!

What did you love best about The Modern Scholar: The Author at Work?

Jenna Blum could read the phone book, and I'd be enthralled. Great book, succinct, informative and well structured.