When it comes to reading books on how to write, I'm biased and totally unconcerned about being objective and realistic. That being said, this is a great book and a fun read. :) It encourages and gives great advice. I've never read one of her books, but I'm perfectly willing to try a few, based on the quality of her writing about writing. It's a good sign that she can tug my emotional authorial apron strings like this. Of course, what I really want to see is the complete novel she wrote in a single month. Perhaps it's a stinker, perhaps I'm going to give it a great deal of that proverbial benefit of the doubt because of the extreme pressure she was put under. Still, it's an interesting little mind game I'm going to lay on my psyche. Thank you Holly!
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There is a lot of advice in here that is exactly like all the other writing advice you've ever heard, but it's well presented and there are some good exercises included along the way. Entirely serviceable, except for the one anti-political-correctness rant that really rubbed me the wrong way. ( )

Lisle offers basic practical writing advice through rambling accounts of her own experience. She mentions some books that she used to improve her writing. The book needs editing for misspelled word, grammar, and punctuation. The author used too many dashes and ellipsis. ( )

A 'how to' book written with down-to-earth humour, giving the lowdown of writing, how to keep wrtiting and how to survive both wrtiting and publishing.
Enjoyable and informative. ( )