Writer to Writer audiobook

I didn't *completely* finish this, I skipped around, but I think it's a great book! It would be especially good for teens that have an interest in writing.

A very well written guide to writing.

This book is SOOOOO helpful! It feels as though Miss Levine is actually teaching you a class on how to create better writing. And even if you're a great writer, her prompts are fun for practice or for starting a new idea! I definitely need to own this book.

This book goes a bit deeper than Writing Magic by the same author. I liked this a little better since the language, while still aimed at younger aspiring writers, is less childish. There are even more prompts and writing exercises.

I loved this book! This is a fantastic book for new unexperienced writers, although experienced writers could probably glean a thing or two from this book, and for tweens and teens who dream of becoming authors ( such as myself) .This book is mostly for fantasy writers, although there’s a good chunk in the back about how to write poetry. What This Book Has In It:This book is made up of eight sections, each focusing on a different part of writing, with roughly five chapters in each section. Each chapter has lots of writing advice, related to the topic of the chapter, and sometimes a story idea, with a few writing prompts at the end of every chapter. For example, here’s one of the many writing prompts in this book: Bonnie is depressed. Action seems hopeless. Nothing will do any good. Her alarmed parents start making her every wish come true in order to cheer her up, with results that are contemporary at best. Give her a problem that activates and lifts her depression. Write the story. At the end she can be sad again, or not. What I Love About This Book:1. All the great writing advice and ideas for becoming a better writer.2. The writing prompts.3. How Levine isn’t preachy at all in this book; she has a great sense of humor and connects with her readers who read this book.I definitely recommend this book to new inexperienced writers of all ages! Thanks for reading my review and have a great day!

This book is awesome! I finished it on January 12th, 2019, and it is the fourth of my one hundred books to read in 2019. This book is basically a book about writing: how to do it, hpow to get better at it. There is a HUGE section on poetry, the one thing I did not love, so if that is one of your interests too, then this book would be perfect for you to read. I think that Gail Carson Levine has some pretty great advice in here, and I adored how she referred to other authors and poets to back up her techniques. I don't know if this book will drastically change the way I write, but I know I learned some things from reading it, and you could too!

This is a lovely reading.

I loved this book's chatty, insightful, and honest tone from the moment I opened it. I immediately felt kinship with the author when I discovered she was also a pantser--and a published one at that! This book didn't say "show don't tell" or "just write"; it gave encouragement and advice on how to show and what to do when you are too busy fussing over your story to progress or are completely inspiration dead. The poetry section wasn't my favorite, but it could be useful to a beginner in that field. Just a note that since this is by a fantasy author there is a cutesy "magic spell" and discussions of how to write magic in your own story.Best quote: "Usually I have a sense of how the story should end--nothing specific, and nothing that can't change. Then I plunge in and start writing, without an outline but with a rough idea of where I'm going, which may be entirely different from where I end up, and occasionally I lose my way for many pages."Altogether, I found this to be a refreshing read for us "veteran" writers and an exciting introduction for beginners.

I read this book for two reasons. 1) I love Ella Enchanted and Levine holds a special place in my heart for that childhood memory and 2) I've always been interested in the reading/writing process. This book is put together from Levine's blog on writing. I've never visited her website, and I found the information in the book to be useful and interesting even though I don't write. She is encouraging and makes the writing process sound fun and imaginative. She gives great writing prompts that I could see myself having fun with in the future. The book also has a section on poetry and discusses plenty aspects of writing I have never even considered.I will definitely read this book again and I would definitely recommend to anyone wanting to beef up their creative writing skills.

It's friendly enough to not feel like a lecture on creative writing and all the processes that go with it, but serious enough that you get some deep questions answered in lengthy detail: and it does all of this without being boring. I grabbed this because I love books on writing and because my oldest daughter had read Ella Enchanted last year for school. I'm so glad that I did. Her blog, which the questions asked generally came from, is also amazing and full of great ideas to help get your inspired. And that is the best word I can think of to describe this book on writing creative fiction (and poetry)- inspired. If you need some help tossing writer's block out of your house, this is a good start.

It's been several years since I read Writing Magic, but I have fond memories of that book, particularly one prompt that was so vivid, it spawned an entirely new character and altered the course of a novel. Now, knee-deep in Nanowrimo and a big fan of Levine's, I was bound to read Writer to Writer, which, from what I can remember of Writing Magic, carried a lot of that same humor and wholesome advice. The prompts here were not as fantasy oriented as in the first book--Levine is writing more her blog audience than would-be fantasy writers exclusively. But her good sense and genuine love of writing were still encouraging. (Also props to her for including several chapters on poetry that didn't sound like a straight re-hash of my high school freshmen English class.)In the years since Writing Magic, I've grown more serious about my writing. My stories have taken me into previously unexplored territory and pushed me to the limits of my emotional capacity. I'm a better writer now for it, yet it's always refreshing to come back to one's roots, to be reminded that it's ok to experiment and have fun. As Levine herself says, "Poetry flies the flag of freedom."Books like this do too. And, in due course, I found another great, possibly novel-altering prompt. In Levine's words: "Writing time!"

The GoodI love the way Levine writes. It's very approachable and friendly. She makes you believe that you, too, can become a writer, that you are already a writer. Plus, these are real questions that she received from her blog, so the you know that there are others out there that are having the same issues that you might be.The BetterLevine writes what I want to publish, so her advice is really tailored to what I can use. Specifically, she has a whole chapter on creating fantasy creatures and fantasy settings. And a whole section on poetry, which I like to incorporate in my work (what's a society without songs, right?). The BestLevine's exercises at the end of each chapter build on each other, not only in the lessons they teach, but also in the idea that continues chapter to chapter. It works out almost like you could have a near full story by the end. I like the idea that the prompt I worked on yesterday, for exploring one aspect, is the prompt I can work on today. Of course, she also has others, if you are not inspired to continue the work you did yesterdayAnd she ends everything by reminding you to have fun, and save your work.So, have you saved your work?

This is a really good book for a newbie/amateur writer. This tackles so many topics of writing — from the typical elements (such as grammar, plot, character, etc.) to writerly ethics to poetry to even blogging. Because of this, the reader can get a lot of info at one go.That said, the fact that this book tackles so many topics is also a downside because its range would only allow Levine to touch on the surface level of the topics. So, don’t expect this book to delve deep into the nitty gritty of, say, plot or character because that’s not its point. It simply just wants to give you the right amount of info to get started on writing.With all of that established, I do recommend this book for those writers who have never read a craft book but want to. This is a good place to start. Plus, with all the promps that Levine has left for every chapter, this book will be a great exercise tool for aspiring writers everywhere.