Review: Helping you with your writing
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 8, 2013
This book is inspiring as you see Hammond's own personal account about how he was rescued from the vices of his past through writing.His love of the craft is expressed throughout the book. He gives you insightful in depth interviews that he has done in the past that show how he has changed as a person from his beginnings as a writer to the success that he now enjoys.Hammond also speaks specifically to writers giving them tips on how to write, to identify why they write, and how to generate ideas. He is very helpful to the early aspiring writer giving them the motivation and advice to follow out their dreams. Hammond tells his readers that if they want to be an author they will have to work for it. He identifies the problem that many aspiring authors have which is they never get to the actually writing process. They will talk about their ideas but will not write it down or craft it into a narrative that they can publish. Hammond also has a few sections in the book specifically geared toward screenwriter and give them tips on how to remain unique in a town that has thousands of scripts submitted daily.The author also tells his readers how they can go about getting published. He offers up the pros and cons to traditional publishing over self-publication. He discusses the importance of things such as an agent and the challenges of the publishing industry at large. He addresses the issues of payment,royalties, recognition, branding yourself, and promotion for your book.This book is a wealth of knowledge for the reader who wishes to pursue writing. Many of your questions can be answered by Robert Hammond's delightful, uplifting writing style. While Hammond is encouraging he has enough tough love to make sure that you don't miss out on something great because you have never mustered the courage to try. Hammond is a big believer in the asking the question what if and challenges you to ask yourself that question. You may fear rejection from publishers, harsh reviews or lack of sales, so you keep your manuscript. Many writers huddle in a corner and ask what if I fail because their writing is a part of them. The question that Hammond poses is what if you don't?