Review: STARTS OUT SOUNDING EASY; ENDS UP SOUNDING NOT SO EASY
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 6, 2012
Jeff Goins' book, "You're a Writer, So Start Acting Like One" starts out making it sound like being a writer is a easy: all one has to do is have passion, write for themselves not other people, and stop caring what others think. It ends up telling us, however, that these things are not, after all, enough -- you must be disciplined, have a platform on which to promote your work, and know the right people. Just what everybody always knew all along. Still, I'm glad I read the book. The title is motivational, and for some, that is enough to get them started. I liked the format of the book, with every sentence or two broken down into a paragraph. This made it easy to read and easy to understand. For anybody determined to be a writer and not afraid to work, this book is the perfect handbook. It's just that being a writer is not as easy as the title and first pages make it sound.