Review: ...she's been there...got the T-shirt...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 5, 2013
...the epithet of the lives of loads of writers, 'when all else fails, read the instructions'... Bridget Whelan is a breath of fresh air in an arena cluttered with would-be 'experts' on the machinations of story-telling in all its forms... the title is a red herring, plain and simple... this no tutorial classroom primer... this is a delicious slalom through the collected experience of someone who knows the craft of writing inside-out, outside-in, top to bottom and back to the middle again... whether the wand of literary scribbling is newly upon you, or you've studied alongside Methuselah, this book will tickle your cerebral inventiveness as a purveyor of words... it's a gem chest into which occasional dipping or prolonged visitation will be rewarded with faultless guidance (sometimes nudging) in the art of using words and language... and you do it all at your own pace... humour seeps constantly from the pages, even if you're not using it specifically to learn, you'll enjoy the exposition... excellent read ...