Writing From Life: 2nd edition (How to Books) Paperback – July 21, 2010

I was a wannabe writer for longer than I care to admit, having had fifteen minutes of fame with a short story published in a national magazine several years ago, and then for some time after that - zilch! I wish I had had this book back then, because after my flash in the pan success I didn't know what to do next. The plot for my story came to me out of the blue and begged to be written, but when I eagerly waited for inspiration to strike again .... .Well, Lynne Hackles has now told me exactly what to do and her advice is both inspiring and realistic. I've heard the advice to 'write what you know' so many times but couldn't manage to translate that into practice because I really believed that I didn't 'know' anything sufficiently interesting. I certainly know better now, thanks to this book. It is packed with information and advice, and is written in such a down to earth, humourous style that you cannot help but enjoy the reading of it for its own sake, quite apart from the 'how to' aspect. I recommend that anyone who wants to write should buy this book. The notebook full of ideas that I now have as a result of reading it is worth the price of the book a hundred times over. Lynne Hackles - thank you!

Shows how to use personal experience to write for a variety of markets, everything from 35 word letters to a magazine to fuller articles. But it wasnt for me. Im am not looking for something so generic.

For anyone starting out in writing the question of what to write about is a first consideration. This book helps you put personal experience to good use to produce both factual and fictional writing. We may not all have a book in us but our personal experience is unique and this book will help you to identify its potential.

Interesting and useful.

Book arrived as described.

I found this book very useful for my writing and I am a novice in this business.