This was a solid writing week, despite chaos at work and a friend in the hospital. I got in five fiction sessions, and one book review, The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams, by Karen Hawkins.
Happy writing!
Tag: writing
Sundays are for Writing #293
This was a good writing week! Five fiction sessions, and three book reviews: The Housekeeper’s Secret, by Iona Grey, How to Fall for a Scoundrel, by Kate Bateman, and The New Camelot, by Robyn Schneider.
Happy writing!
Sundays are for Writing #292
This was a good writing week! I got in five fiction sessions, and four book reviews: Magical Meet Cute, by Jean Meltzer, The Winged Tiara, by J’nell Ciesielski, Fire and Bones, by Kathy Reichs, and Kisses, Codes, and Conspiracies, by Abigail Hing Wen.
Happy writing!
Sundays are for Writing #291
This was a good writing week! Five fiction sessions and four book reviews, Medici Heist, by Caitlin Schneiderhan, Strange Folk, by Alli Dyer, The Story Collector, by Evie Woods , and Cast in Atonement, by Michelle Sagara
Happy writing!
Sundays are for Writing #289
This was an excellent writing week! I did five fiction sessions, and four book reviews: Second Tide’s the Charm, by Chandra Blumberg, The Fiance Dilemma, by Elena Armas, Serenity by the Sea, by Jennifer Vido, and Ne’er Duke Well, by Alexandra Vasti. I hope you got some writing in!
Happy writing!
Sundays are for Writing #287
This was an okay writing week: five fiction sessions and one book review, The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish, by Paula Brackston. Had some stuff going on in my family this week, so writing was a struggle, but it happened.
Happy writing!
Sundays are for Writing #286
This was a decent writing week: one book review, Dashed, by Amanda Quain, and five fiction (brainstorming) sessions. I gotta get some things sorted out mentally so I can write.
Happy writing!
Sundays are for Writing #285
This was a great writing week! I got in five fiction sessions, and I wrote four book reviews, too: Not You Again, by Ingrid Pierce, Writing on Empty, by Natalie Goldberg, The Darkness Within Us, by Tricia Levenseller, and The Backtrack, by Erin La Rosa(forthcoming).
Happy writing!
Book Review: Writing on Empty, by Natalie Goldberg
Title: Writing on Empty
Author: Natalie Goldberg
Genre: Nonfiction
Rating: 2.5 out of 5
Natalie Goldberg has been writing for the past fifty years. But at the beginning of the pandemic, she suddenly wasn’t able to write anymore. Her imaginative wellspring had dried up, and she was forced to ask herself: what do I do when what has always worked for me doesn’t work anymore?
In this beautifully written, inspiring personal account, Natalie shares her harrowing journey out of creative paralysis and back onto the page. When all of her tried and true methods – meditation, sitting still, writing practice – stopped working, she had to take drastic action. She got into her car and left New Mexico in search of a new inventive source. In her journey through the western states, she visited famous literary sites, searching for the spark that would reignite her ability to write.
If you’re looking for something to inspire you to write, this isn’t it. If you’re looking for something about fear, whining, and lots of self-absorption, you’re in luck. There were no tips to get you past a creative block, just…yeah, whining. Sorry, this was beyond a disappointing read to me.
Natalie Goldberg is a bestselling author. Writing on Empty is her newest book.
(Galley courtesy of St. Martin’s Press in exchange for an honest review.)
Sundays are for Writing #284
This was a good writing week! I got in five fiction sessions and three book reviews, Right Where We Left Us, by Jen Devon, The Rom-Commers, by Katherine Center, and 15 Summers Later, by RaeAnne Thayne.
Happy writing!
