Short, funny, and full of helpful insight into shaping a story that readers will want to read.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC!

I really enjoyed this book, although it's an educational book with quotes, references etc, there were quips thrown in. A casual chat amongst friends as it were. I really liked how Douglas writes this, I need to check out the favourite books list at the back and think this is a nice addition.

I didn't know much about Aristotle before, now I feel I know a little bit more, the ideas and creative mind is flowing, the principles throughout this make sense. It brings a whole new perspective to review writing and I hope to use them in future reviews!

I like how it opens your mind up to different parts of books, characters, morals, plot, friendships, relationships etc, are they believable? Are they following a believable plan of action? Is it too farfetched? Is it relatable? All valid points and ones to take into consideration.

Enjoyable read!

I was really intrigued by the premise of this book and it did make me think about Aristotle and want to read more of his works. I think I did learn a few things but overall there was less focus on Aristotle than I expected.

Really liked this. Felt like it distilled key messages for writers and I took something from some of these lessons.

A compact but utterly clever and generous summarising study of Aristotle’s theories for novelists, coupled with Vigliotti’s engaging writing style and his own insights as well as other artists’.
As a writer and instructor of writing, I will recommend this to my students and friends who are emerging artists.
If you are more established as an artist, or if you have studied Aristotle for storytelling or drama or even logic and politics. or even if you dislike his thinking, but looking for some tips to organise your thoughts, you can find much value in this book.
Ideal for students and newbies.