Shut Up and Write: The No-Nonsense, No B.S. Guide to Getting Words on the Page

by Natasha Khullar Relph

With her characteristic humor, practicality, and hard-earned wisdom, Mridu Khullar Relph shows you how to write anything—and finish it.

She shares stories from her own 15-year career as a writer and journalist, and offers solid advice and practical strategies that take the guesswork out of every part of the writing process.

Relph takes you by the hand and teaches you how to create the space in your life, your home, and your mind for the projects that matter to you. She helps you build the creative confidence necessary to write better, faster, as you embark on a lifetime of creative writing.

The advice in her book, put together in short, easy-to-read chapters, will help inspire your creative courage and get you started writing today.

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction

127 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 18, 2016

Reviews

[Trisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shut Up and Write is exactly what her tagline calls it – a no-nonsense, no b.s. guide to getting words on the page. Some of the statements and beliefs that are mentioned are things that most of us know. But even though we know it, too many of us allow ourselves to get stuck. We don’t write, we aren’t productive, or we keep stalling. Relph is correct in one of her early statements – reading and talking about writing is not writing.
Relph challenges and motivates us through 29 different chapters of ‘Picks.’ Pick Your Beliefs. Pick Your Excuse. Pick Your Days. Pick Your Responsibilities. Pick Your Tools. What’s consistent with all these topics is that WE PICK. We choose. We are in charge. We are ultimately the ones responsible for whether we get any words written or not.
My two favorite chapters were ‘Pick a Production Schedule’ and ‘Pick a Project’. Both spoke to issues that I’m currently dealing with in my own writing.

[Leslie Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book by an inspirational writer who actually practices what she preaches in the book. If you are feeling a touch of writer's block and need to get the creativity (or at least the words) flowing, read this. Loved it!

[Kate Walton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great, to-the-point, realistic advice for writers.

[Siân Ferguson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I follow Mridu's work a lot and I find it incredibly insightful. This book was no exception. Every page contains valuable information, and not the sort that you find all over the internet, but tried-and-trusted advice: sometimes common sense, and sometimes unique, counterintuitive stuff. I've been devouring it this NaNoWriMo and it's helped me reach my targets so far. It's great to have her voice guiding you during your writing process.

[Daydreamer · Rating 1 out of 5]

Gotta say, this book wasn’t for me.
Aside from the obvious issues, such as telling people to simply save more money when they have trouble paying for their expenses, which Is just tone deaf, this also could’ve simply been a blog post. Seriously, stories make up probably 80% of the book and while they do kinda tie back into the topic, it’s just ridiculously longwinded. The whole content could probably be put onto a DIN A4 page.
There are much better books to get one writing than this one.

[Shailaja · Rating 5 out of 5]

Need practical, sensible advice from the writer who makes it all doable?

This book is what you need.

No more excuses. No more wasting time. No more looking for ways to procrastinate on your projects by checking social media.

Show up and write. This book will teach you how

[Christopher Armani · Rating 3 out of 5]

Natasha has some great words of advice for every writer. An enjoyable read.

[Jon · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of many writing books I read over three months. The struggle is real. For everyone.

[Clarissa Brincat · Rating 5 out of 5]

By far the most helpful book by Natasha Khullar Relph I’ve read to date. Motivational and easy to read.

[Melanie Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Must-Read for Writers

I didn't know this book would motivate me the way it has. If you want proven strategies for writing more, this is the book for you.

I'm grateful to the author for writing it. I plan to reread it whenever I lose my focus.

[Bernie Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have started following Mridu after reading this book.

If you're a writer, you should to. She's not only a great writer, she's an excellent coach.