When I first stumbled across “Seven Steps on the Writer’s Path: The Journey from Frustration to Fulfillment” I REALLY needed it. It was one of those, ‘my dreams are going down the toilet‘ months when I was struggling to put two coherent words together and was seriously considering getting a REAL JOB!
Writing was hard. [...]

“Hooked: Write Fiction That Grabs the Readers at Page One and Never Lets Them Go.”
I bought a new book yesterday from Dymocks and began reading it late last night. The writing is so wonderfully relaxed with just the right tone of professional insight and friendliness that I’m already in love with this book. I’m only [...]

I’ve been visiting the library more regularly lately with the intention of broadening my book reading base. The latest in my wanderings is a fantasy trilogy by K.J. Parker, the first of which is called Shadow. I’m about half way through the book and I have to say it is very weird.
I’ve struggled to read [...]

Oprah once interviewed author Jeffrey Eugenides for Oprah’s Book Club. The interview was an interesting read, especially the first page where Eugenides discusses the origins of his award winning book, Middlesex.
Born in Detroit, Michigan on March 8th, 1960, Jeffrey Eugenides tells readers how his high school experience, reading Ovid’s Metamorphoses, gave him the first inspiration [...]

With lighthearted humor, Stephen King expresses anecdotes of his life and offers insight into his writing process and the journey of his career in his memoir, “On Writing”. Stephen shares the light and the darkness that molded him through his life in a courageous, empowering voice that is inspiring and motivational.
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Title: On Writing: A [...]