Reviews round-up
A Long Game
by Elizabeth McCracken
3 of 3 critics positive
4 reviews: 3 positives; 1 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Positive
Read the review ↗“bracing advice that demolishes familiar ‘stick to what you know’ nostrums”
A Long Game by Elizabeth McCracken review – here’s how to really write your novel
Positive
Read the review ↗“offer their smart and pithy takes on demystifying the creative process”
Writers’ rules and how to break them
Positive
Read the review ↗“gives original advice to would-be writers”
Want to write a novel in 2026? Start by reading this book
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction by Elizabeth McCracken
Verdicts are read from each outlet's own headline and summary; quotes are their words, credited and linked. Where a paywalled summary does not give the critic's view, we say so rather than guess. How it works.
