Review: Pick Yourself. You Are A Writer.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 1, 2012
You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One)is a book that will encourage all writers out there to not wait for 'someone' out there to discover them as a writer. Instead pick yourself. After all you are a writer. Jeff has written many articles, guest posts and ebooks, so this new book is another great resource for the many writers out there.I was unprepared for, but pleased with how completely simple and honest Jeff told his own story as a writer. He reveals his own failures, mistakes and frustrations of writing his first articles, starting his first blog and writing his books. His humility made me want to learn more about the wisdom he has gathered through his own school of hard knocks as he has now become a influential blogger and writer in his own right.This book will be a very helpful tool for those just starting out as writers, like myself, to learn the steps along the way and it will be a great encouragement for established authors who need to refuel their passion for the craft.He encourages writers who are feeling insecure or fearful, to just `fess up to the truth and call themselves what they are. A writer. To stop writing for accolades, and start writing for passion. To fall back in love with writing. I know I needed that reminder.You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One)will cause you to be honest with what you are telling yourself.Jeff overviews the best ways to make connections that build strong, win-win relationships in social media and in your own back yard. Reminders of treating people with respect, generosity and serving their needs first, head the top of his list. All of these things he does so well throughout this book as he teaches us the step by step process of writing, blogging and building your own platform.I had my own `aha' moment when Jeff explained, simply, that you don't need to wait for a publisher to pick you. Pick yourself. After all, you are a writer. This was freeing for me to hear, as I have often felt discouraged and fearful with all the `what ifs' that have meandered around in my head as I've thought about publishing. What a relief to learn that I could pick myself!There are probably a lot of writers out there who would admit to many hours or days of being discouraged, confused, fearful or just plain tired of trying. This book is a shot in the arm for just those moments. It will make you fall back in love with writing.You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One)is one of the tools in my writers toolbox that I'll be pulling out over and over as I rediscover my passion again for what I am. A writer.Thank you Jeff for this great book. I'm already looking forward to your next one!