I read and enjoyed one of Harmony Kent's fictional works and I was sufficiently impressed by her writing to pick up this non-fiction book about writing techniques and inspirational tools when it launched last year. I was not disappointed and learned a lot a developing good writing habits and ways of discovering inspiration for this book.
I have always edited as I write, this is largely due to the fact that I am a perfectionist and leaving something half done is difficult for me. This book encourages writers to not edit as they write but rather to ride the wave of your creativity and go back and edit later. I have tried this over the past week and have added double the words to my WIP. I didn't not edit completely, but I did a lot less and felt I got a lot more words on paper this way. It is difficult to pick up on an incomplete idea so this advice makes perfect sense so that you get a piece of writing written down while it is fresh in your mind.
This books sets out lots of ideas for writing prompts which I find a great way of sharpening my writing skills. The author's prompts have given me a lot of food for thought and I certainly won't be running out of ideas in the foreseeable future. There are also great tips on using Tarot cards, horoscopes, chess boards and other items to generate ideas or to move your story along if you become bogged down or stale with your writing.
I thought this was a valuable writing tool and I will certainly be referring back to it going forward.
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- Robbie CheadleReviewed in the United States on 10 April 2020
A valuable writing tool
