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  By Krista Barrett

  Oct 15, 2009
  "Find your creative spark with this workbook!" "I like how this journal/book has so many questions. The first time I read through the book I just wanted to see what the questions were. But I didn't make it to the end. I continually came across questions that I very badly wanted to answer until finally I gave in and just started writing. Some of the questions I skipped because they didn't seem to pertain to me or I didn't think they would help. But a week or two later, after picking up the book a few more times, I found myself drawn to those questions I ignored before. I found that they helped me even though I earlier thought they'd apply only to other writers. I started reading this book while hot and heavy in the middle of writing a novel. I read it with hopes that it would inspire me, that it would serve as a creative spark. The book did this, but in a round-about way. It truly is about discovering the writer within. I learned more about ME, about my style, about... More > what I do best, and about my challenges. I refreshed in my mind those things that once inspired me to write and I found myself digging through my bookshelf for those books I've forgotten about and through my CD collection for that music that puts me in just the right mood. As a result, my writing improved. My productivity increased. I was better able to see my mistakes and especially able to capitalize on those things I do well. Was it because the book was the creative spark I wanted it to be? Not really. It was because I discovered the creative spark that lies WITHIN ME. In other words, to use a cliché (but it's such a good cliché), like many excellent books, this book didn't just give me food, it taught me how to fish. But more importantly, it didn't just teach me how to fish, it churned up my insides so I learned how to fish with PASSION." -- Rob Daugherty, Editor and Writer of Let Us Ponder< Less
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