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The Write State
Once you know how to achieve the right state of mind for writing books, you will find the process both simple and fun.
Are you a writer? If the answer is yes, then you want to create powerful stories that sell. To do this, you need a great relationship with the muse as well as other parts of your creative mind.
This book gives you a fascinating insight into the psychology of creativity, and how you can use it on your journey to becoming an author. Writing a book is a complex process including several different states of mind. After many years of trying to find new ways to write, edit and publish my own work, I stumbled on a foolproof method for overcoming writer's block at every stage of the process. You can do this too, by following the practical solutions presented here. You'll never have to worry about a lack of inspiration after you master the art and craft of The Write State.
Are you a writer? If the answer is yes, then you want to create powerful stories that sell. To do this, you need a great relationship with the muse as well as other parts of your creative mind.
This book gives you a fascinating insight into the psychology of creativity, and how you can use it on your journey to becoming an author. Writing a book is a complex process including several different states of mind. After many years of trying to find new ways to write, edit and publish my own work, I stumbled on a foolproof method for overcoming writer's block at every stage of the process. You can do this too, by following the practical solutions presented here. You'll never have to worry about a lack of inspiration after you master the art and craft of The Write State.
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Published July 19, 2017
About the author
Jill Harris
32 books2 followersJill grew up in Takapuna, North Shore, New Zealand, spending a lot of her childhood swimming, boating, fishing and reading. She worked as a teacher and a librarian including three years teaching English in central Java, retiring to write children's fiction, poetry and liturgies. Jill's books grow out of a commitment to the power of stories, music and the natural world. She thinks that a novel for children and young adults should be a rattling good yarn.
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April 13, 2025
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I might have been looking for inspiration to reignite my own creative writing efforts, but it was not found in this book. I should have known that would be the case.
Over the last 30 odd years as I toiled and attempted to make a modest career at writing, mostly poetry, I've read numerous books "on writing." Most of these books are written and sold to take advantage of novice writers looking for the "magic pill" that will make them a successful (and well-paid) writer. This book was just another one of those marketing ploys to cash in on writers who don't know better.
There was nothing in this book that wasn't a rehash of previous books on the craft of writing, often simplified to bullet points about your writing space, your schedule, editing, reading other writers, looking for inspiration in cafes, and quiet parks, blah, blah, blah.
The author also referred to her readers and the would-be writers as 'she'. As if there might not be any males interested in learning about writing and this sexist approach was the reason for the drop to a one-star rating.
Oh, and the author's over-reliance on the concept of 'the writer's muse'. A cliched writer's idea that causes me to throw up a little in my mouth whenever I hear or read of it.
I might have been looking for inspiration to reignite my own creative writing efforts, but it was not found in this book. I should have known that would be the case.
Over the last 30 odd years as I toiled and attempted to make a modest career at writing, mostly poetry, I've read numerous books "on writing." Most of these books are written and sold to take advantage of novice writers looking for the "magic pill" that will make them a successful (and well-paid) writer. This book was just another one of those marketing ploys to cash in on writers who don't know better.
There was nothing in this book that wasn't a rehash of previous books on the craft of writing, often simplified to bullet points about your writing space, your schedule, editing, reading other writers, looking for inspiration in cafes, and quiet parks, blah, blah, blah.
The author also referred to her readers and the would-be writers as 'she'. As if there might not be any males interested in learning about writing and this sexist approach was the reason for the drop to a one-star rating.
Oh, and the author's over-reliance on the concept of 'the writer's muse'. A cliched writer's idea that causes me to throw up a little in my mouth whenever I hear or read of it.
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