My adult self, however, is much wordier, and needs to consider the pros and cons of every issue. Thus, I offer the following commendation and criticism. The Right to Write is written in short little digestible chapters. I love books with short chapters because I get to frequently have the illusory satisfaction of completion. I'm not overly committing myself by starting this now.
Brevity becomes a kind of permission.
Just take a bite. However, each of Ms. Cameron's aforementioned books is written so that after you read a little, no more than a chapter's length, you are asked to write in response or perform some other relevant project to more fully experience what has just been read. For some people, this approach works just fine, especially if they are reading the book in the context of a support group and have weekly deadlines to complete tasks and readings. However, for many people, especially those working alone, it is quite easy to get waylaid at these crossroads, becoming fixed on a particular assignment and unable to progress forward. It is for this reason that I recommend that readers allow themselves to continue reading and return later to tasks that are, for some reason, particularly daunting.