Review: What a pep talk!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 11, 2014
Lots of good advice. Much, I knew. Some I didn't. What I like most most about the book is Dickson's passion. I listened to it today--TTS, while I worked. Having it read out loud felt like a pep rally for me. Dickson's style is no-nonsense, no bullcrap. She cusses, she occasionally comes across as sarcastic, she is adamant about the things a writer must do to become a better writer, and she is brutally honest.I will revisit this book again and again; just for the pep-talk, it's worth the time. It was refreshing to have someone say that it's okay to step outside some of the rules devised over decades by the big-six.The best lesson I took away from the book is to stop caring what other people "might" think and say about my writing. To stop allowing that to hold me back.One rub (lol--I know the author won't care that I didn't like this) was her pitch for her services at the end of the book. Still, I got the feeling that she truly cares about fellow writers, especially the struggling, emerging writers.One more thing--I really wish this was available in print. This needs to be placed next to King's "On Writing" on my bookshelf.