This book is full of great advice and tips to get your creative mind motivated . It certainly makes me want to rush for a pen and notepad and get my ideas written down . Mur Lafferty writes this book in a nice, easy to understand, down to earth kind of way which makes it better to learn from in my opinion . I loved the style of the art work in this book, very simple but very colourful . The geometric shapes in between the different sections were pleasing to my eyes too . Each section starts with a quote from a different author which was a nice touch .
I think this book will be incredibly useful to me and I intend to work my way through the writing exercises in the second part of this book .
I recommend it to any budding writers or established ones as I think everyone who writes or wants to will get some good advice and motivation from reading it .

This was a book I picked out of curiosity, since I'm not a writer, however I've 'dabbled' :). Full of great information, after reading "I Should Be Writing", I've realized that I shouldn't be a writer. I'll leave it to the 'professionals'.

A quick read addressing all the major elements preventing you from getting out of your own way and writing. Read like a conversation and I really enjoyed that about this book on a pretty saturated topic. Particularly appreciated the author's personal experiences and the writing exercises.

A desk book for beginner writers. I think it will be good to dip into especially at those times when writing is difficult. It tackles all the main writing problems at quite a high level so will serve as a good reminder or jolt. I loved all the art work and patterned pages (although does make reading it as a digital book a bit more difficult).. Keep it on your desk while you are writing and read a bit at a time. I found the Bully and Muse conversations a little strange, but overall a good book.

Written with an encouraging, wholesome tone, this writerly how-to is perfect for beginners. You’ll find a pep talk in every chapter. The author encourages readers to embrace their passion for writing, own the title of writer. Some writing non-fiction books include graphic language and/or excerpts that include violence—not this one.

It’s a fast read, with the basics of plotting, setting, editing, and definitions of traditional publishing versus indie (self-publishing). Plus, as promised, there are tons of writing exercises in the back to get you writing.

Lafferty includes his advice to follow “only one rule.” You’ll have to read the book to discover what that rule is.

For the right audience, this book is a great tool. If writers are on a trajectory of 10,000 hours plus, with 1 hour to 3,000 hours being a beginner and the "plus" being someone who has achieved at least some success in publishing and who is consistently writing and publishing, then this book is for those in the 1 hour to 3,000-hour folks who are learning the basics and who could use encouragement to push on.

I recommend it.

I have never heard the author's podcast, but I could start because I found the suggestions he gave in the first part of the book, and mainly the writing propmt of the second part very interesting, even if I'm not a writer myself.

Non ho mai ascoltato il podcast di questo autore, ma potrei sempre iniziare perché, sia i suggerimenti della prima parte del libro, che le frasi iniziali per esercitarsi a scrivere della seconda parte, mi sembrano ben fatti ed interessanti, nonostante io non sia uno scrittore.

THANKS TO NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!

I should be writing, and this is a great book. It covers the main aspects of a novel, such as adding depth and life to characters and plenty of writing prompts to write about different view points. One of the best writing books I've read.