Be a Writing Machine: Write Faster and Smarter, Beat Writer's Block, and Be Prolific

by M.L. Ronn

The no-nonsense, no BS guide to becoming a prolific author--available in ebook, paperback, and audiobook!Do you want to write a lot of novels, but can't improve your writing speed?Writing fast is the most important skill you can develop as a writer. While it seems hard to hit high word counts, the secrets are easier than you think.In this writer's guide, prolific author M.L. Ronn pulls back the curtain on the process that he uses to write 6-8 novels a year. He has kept this pace while juggling responsibilities as a husband, father, manager at a Fortune 100 company, and a law school student. The result is a catalogue of over 40 books and counting.* Create a writing habit that suits your lifestyle* Use writing apps on your phone to double your word count* Learn strategies to beat writer's block forever* Discover how to write smarter by using unorthodox strategies used by the mastersThis book is the only thing standing between you and your writing dreams. Write faster, write smarter, beat writer's block, and be the prolific author you've always wanted to be!

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Genres: Writing, Nonfiction, Audiobook

131 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 6, 2018

Reviews

[Dannii Elle · Rating 1 out of 5]

Take this review with a pinch of salt as all that didn't work for me here may be beneficial for yourself.

This book is focused on two areas - how to writer faster and smarter and how to beat writer's block. The latter wasn't what I was here to learn but found the information it imparted sound enough advice, even if I had often heard before.

The first part, what I actually came to this book to learn, left me feeling baffled. The author promoted creating a novel with no drafting, no outlines, no notes prior to writing, no series bible, no beta readers, no read-throughs, NOTHING. If this method works for you then great but I honestly struggle to understand how a gripping and twisted novel can be created when the author puts pen to page and doesn't even give it a cursory read through (or allow others to do the same) before sending it to an agent.

In theory, I can understand the author's viewpoint. All these things take time and this time does not equate to bulking out your manuscript. However, I deem them important steps in the creation of a novel and, for me at least, not ones I could ever imagine skipping over.

As I have said, this is a personal preference but I admire an author who can formulate a novel in this way and would be interested in reading the finished result

[tappkalina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love how every book about writing has 1 or 2 new things in it I haven't read or thought about yet.

[Tonya Burrows · Rating 4 out of 5]

WHY HAVE I NEVER THOUGHT OF WRITING ON MY PHONE?!

I mean, duh. Seems so obvious but it honestly never crossed my mind. I have Scrivener on my iPad but my iPad isn’t glued to my hand like my phone is. So I downloaded it to my phone and the spare moments I’m usually wasting playing Angry Birds, I’m now writing instead. Life changing!

[Ramona Mead · Rating 4 out of 5]

I attended the author's session of the same title at this year's Writer's Digest Conference and really connected with his message, so I bought this book. It's a deeper dive into the exact same stuff he covered at the conference, so I appreciated seeing some of if for the second time. While the book is geared more toward fiction writers, I found it useful as a writer of personal essay. Not everything will apply to me, but there are lots of nuggets of great advice that I'll use. What resonates with me most about his personal philosophies about writing is how focused they are on emotional well being and self-care. He acknowledges how personal issues can derail a writer and gives practical advice for navigating those times. His writing is straight-forward and positive. I recommend this for any writer looking for produce more content and fine tune their writing routine.

[Vito · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a sucker for a good story, which shouldn't be surprising considering my love of reading and writing. Lately, I've been wary of books about writing considering the glut of them out there from new(ish) authors who are trying to cash in on the "self-help for writers" genre.

Ronn, however, struck me different. His story seemed relatable even though it wasn't quite. He's someone with a full-time career and family who has a love of writing and wants to do something with it. The details are where we differ, but I took a chance there might be a few gems for me to use.

We got off in the right foot when he mentioned his love of the pulp fiction writers. Then he had me hooked when he spoke about writing being an outlet of expression and not giving a shit about what others think. He's got enough going on to care about people's opinions on the Internet.

Right there - worth the entire cost of the book.

There are also mentions of techniques he's used to increase his writing output (not to be confused with speed), which were stark reminders of how lucky we are to have our current tools. If you've never read on these techniques before, they might come as a surprise. If you have heard about them, his explanations of them will be a kick in the pants to get going.

The style of the book is fast, easy to read and beautifully written. It's a call for those who want to be writers, not authors and yes, there is a difference.

I look forward to reading out his fiction titles (if I can keep up with his writing).

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

The writer spent more time talking about what he doesn’t do, which includes not using an outline, not using multiple drafts, not using beta readers or a publisher. There was decent advice toward the end of the book but my mind was mired in doubts about his ability to write well(having never read any of his fiction books, I don’t have a gauge) and I couldn’t get past those doubts to take anything else seriously. Much was not new. Read, write every day, writer’s block is dealt with by either pushing through or getting your mind off things so that inspiration can hit you again.

He apologized multiple times for “hippie” things. Meditation is a great practice. Staying in the present is a good tip if fear of not completing your story is gripping you. Affirmations... eh, not for me but they seem to have worked for the author and that’s what is important. It weakens your message if you start said message with disclaimer. Don’t be embarrassed by what works for you. You’re the expert here and we are coming to you for your words of wisdom.

Perhaps the most original advice was that you can work on your phone. I happen to agree and suggest that you can also get a small blue tooth keyboard that fits nicely in a purse or bag. It doesn’t weigh much and lets you type with the speed you are used to at home. For part time writers it is a great way to sneak in some more writing time.

[Megan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I guess I can't speak to whether Ronn's techniques work without actually trying them out, but for a book claiming to be a "No BS Guide" and disdaining the "woo woo" in the preface, there was so much psychobabble that is based on nothing more than the author's opinions on what worked for him. Sure, he does admit pretty frequently (actually, annoyingly frequently) that this is just what he does, but if you are going to write entire chapters on how to confront the fear of dying in order to beat writer's block, I feel like you need something more than just your gut to back you up.

Still, a good kick in the pants to actually write.

[Valerie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This won't work for everyone, and in general this book will be more helpful for pantsers rather than plotters, but some advice is pretty solid! Again, I don't agree with some of it (especially the no second drafts policy), but I mean, to each their own.

(also woo, I finally finished a book lol)

[Taryn Moreau · Rating 4 out of 5]

M. L. Ronn diverges from a lot of common wisdom in this book---most infamously, in his advice to not outline. I appreciated his different take on things, even if it doesn't work for me (I intend to experiment for "writing into the dark" at some point). He also has some good tips on breaking through writer's block that I'll reference the next time I'm stuck. Good read.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author’s enthusiasm for his work is contagious (which was great!), but he lost me during his spiel about not writing more than one draft. To each their own, but I strongly disagree with this advice and it was hard to get back on board with anything after that. I did like his recommendation to try writing on your phone, though! I’ll be giving that a go.

[Christopher Steele · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting

Being somewhat of a hobby writer it was interesting to get his perspective on things and a lot made sense though a few seemed sort of out of the normal but hey whatever works.

[Russell Holbrook · Rating 5 out of 5]

This might be my favorite book ever, so far, on the subject of the craft of writing. This one mainly concerns productivity and challenging ourselves to be the best writers that we can be. I found this book incredibly inspiring and motivating. There are also some tremendous insights, both into the life of a writer and the practices of that life. And, there are a wealth of practical ideas and suggestions, all backed up with personal examples from the author's own life. I highly recommend this to any writer who made need some suggestions about productivity or just a morale boost.

[Mariella Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good basic information. Will give ideas to people struggling to format a writing life. Some good reminders for beginners, especially people who prefer not to outline or who write very quickly.

[Barbara Venkataraman · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-read for authors!

When I say I’ve read dozens of books on writing I’m not exaggerating. Very few are as helpful as this one. It’s like a life coach who was also a successful author wanted to help you succeed using every strategy he has learned over the years. His epiphany of wanting to write came after a life-threatening illness, a reminder that time is of the essence for focusing on your goals. I’m so glad I read this book!

[Kate Singh · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know how much new stuff I learned, but it did motivate me somewhat. The second book has an introduction at the end, and I found some motivation with that part when he talked about Pulp writers and how they write a million plus words a year. That got my attention, so now I have to look up pulp writers.

[Cory Chase · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book was an absolute game changer for me. The approaches that are conveyed here and the overall attitude to apply to writing has awoken the dormant writer in me - I have let it lie for too long, and now it is back ready to lie on the page. It is unconventional and help me toss so many myths and preconceived notions aside without any further hesitation. I am now on my second pass of the book and back in action. For anyone struggling with their writing and letting that "inner critic" impede your progress, this book will beat that mouthy bastard down. Thank you, Michael La Ronn.

[Virginia Rand · Rating 1 out of 5]

I've read this book before and was looking over writing book options when it came up. I could see I'd given it one star, but since I didn't leave a review I didn't know if my thinking might have changed.

Turns out, I feel the same way about it this time. The main advice seems to be to stop planning and start pantsing, because the author finds that when he plans things he looses interest or doesn't go with the plan and it takes too much time.

For me, doing that and finding I get bored or want to change it is very informative. It's my brain telling me that something is wrong and I need to look back at the story. From that self evaluation comes better writing.

I'm not going to argue that everyone should work the same way, but I would have liked more understanding rather than just throwing out the baby with the bath water.

I also looked up the authors fiction works and found that while he may be prolific, he's not exactly a show stopper when it comes to ratings. I'm not saying he doesn't have writers that love him, but if you put yourself forward as an authority on writing I'd expect a your writing to live up to it.

[Andrew Wadsworth · Rating 1 out of 5]

The author is supposedly extremely prolific. What he means by prolific is that he's written dozens of books at lightening speed. Did these books sell well and were they well received by readers? Don't know. It's pretty hard to find more than a small handful of the books he's written. I could only find a few sci-fi fantasy titles and a bunch of how-to-write books.

The author spends about half the time bragging about how incredible and successful he is and how he has this fantastic career in business, wife and kids, still finds time to writes all these amazing books. But why have a corporate career if the writing is going so well? Why not just focus on that if it's your true calling?

Besides that, the advice he gives about becoming a writer is polar opposite from outline writers who are actually successful like Brandon Sanderson. So it must be good advice for pantsers then? If you are a pantser, go read Stephen King's On Writing. He gives the best advice you can get in print and is actually prolific.

[Siriusly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quantity doesn’t mean quality. Sure, I get it. One needs to write consistently. But, being prolific doesn’t always mean that what you write is good. That’s my biggest pain point with this book.

Ronn poo-poos outlining. I get this. Sometimes you just need to write. But, this tactic goes against making a “big story”. The “big story” concept helps you create a story world or universe. Think Harry Potter. Rowling built an entire world where most an character or even items can have its own story. If you’re writing this big, you need an outline to guide and keep things orderly. Maybe I misunderstood Ronn’s point. Still, he is strenuously against outlining because it wastes time. Again, quantity doesn’t equal quality.

Still, there is enough here for me to encourage me to write and tips for getting into the flow and that writer’s block isn’t a bad thing - it can be beneficial.

[Jamie · Rating 1 out of 5]

The best tip in this book is the idea of using an phone app to write when you find pockets of time.

Outside of that, I have to say that the ideas the author puts forward seem naive and a huge waste of time. I won’t go in to too much detail, but the general idea is just start writing, don’t outline and also... don’t rewrite. Basically just type out whatever you think of, don’t worry “it’ll work itself out” and then when you’re finished, don’t edit it.

The author says that he’s written over 40 books this way, many of them works of fiction, but doesn’t seem to provide the titles of any of them, I think I know why.

One good tip, the rest is awful nonsense.

[Dani · Rating 1 out of 5]

I've never heard of this author before picking up this book, I took a chance on this book. He seemed a little cocky with his writing. He claims that he has seen his "friends" fail after writing multiple drafts of manuscripts but he hasn't failed with his theory of writing one draft. I was curious, well if someone is confident about their first draft I might as well read one, right? I can't even find one of his books, not through goodreads or Google.
Honestly if he can write one GREAT draft, good for him. Honestly I'm kind of impressed by that!!! But I disagree.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Take this guy with a grain of salt. He has a lot of great tips on productivity (apps, writing on your phone, setting boundaries). However, some of his advice (notably, he’s very against outlines) may work for him, but it’s concerning that he holds it out as a one size fits all.

Hopefully anybody reading this or any other craft book, is reading widely, and putting together what works best for them from a bunch of different sources plus trial and error.

[Lauren · Rating 2 out of 5]

I spotted two immediate red flags as soon as I started reading. He writes six to eight books a year and they are 40-70,000 words each. I'm not saying you can't write that number of books a year, but are you editing that many books a year? Are you producing excellent copies of that many books a year? To be clear, there are authors who manage that. Their genres are typically formulaic (romance, police dramas, thrillers) and they have an excellent sense of the beats, but it's not something to boast about in many genres. Next issue: 40,000 words isn't a book. It's a novella. The only genre in which 70,000 is a book is romance or thriller. I double checked. He writes science fiction and fantasy which are typically 90,000 to 120,000 word books because in order to do world building well, you need some extra words. It is also a genre in which publishing two to three good books a year is difficult and I can only think of a handful of prolific writers who do this.

The red flags continue. He recommends writing it correctly the first time in order to avoid editing but then warns you not to be a perfectionist. Arguably you need to be a perfectionist at some point, so you're either going to need to rewrite a time or two after fast drafting your first draft or you're going to have to be a perfectionist in that first draft. There are some personal preferences - no plotting or outlining. That's fine, but again, it is incredibly hard to believe no editing is needed to fix up a book if you're just pantsing your way through. No beta readers - they slow you down. Of course, they also make your book better but I'm seeing a trend here. Then, the coup de grace. Avoid rejection. Don't submit anywhere, don't try to trad publish, don't set yourself up for someone telling you "not good enough." The world of self pub is great for this because there are literally not gate keepers. You can publish anything at any time. The problem is that unless you set yourself up for rejection (which is to say seek out fair but possibly harsh feedback you are not going to get good or be good.

I am not trying to bash self-pubbed authors, but this advice is why self-pubbed books are looked down upon. Obviously not all self-pubbed authors fit this mold but you can be a "successful" self-pubbed author as long as you are fast. If that's your only goal - to write a lot and produce short, cheap books of likely mediocre quality, this book will help you. But if you want to write well while also writing fast? This book offers little useful advice.

Almost forgot something - there are no chapter titles. There is a table of contents and a discussion of the table of contents but by the midpoint of the book all obvious chapter breaks are gone. If you want to know what you're supposed to be getting out of the chapter, you have to double check the table of contents at each page break.

[Quartknee · Rating 2 out of 5]

I did get something out of this material, and for me, that justifies the expense of the book to some extent but overall. My "It's OK" rating stems from the limited perspective on each aspect of the process presented. And the fact that as a KU member, there are so many other "free" options for writing advice of this type, all of which present a more extensive range of things to try.

The phone app he recommends was new to me, and I've installed it on my phone. I'm not much of a phone person, but just in the few days I've had it, I've already been able to capture random ideas while away from my laptop. I still don't understand how the author can work like that and have what he considers anything close to a complete draft. I guess that he's talking about non-fiction work where getting into a character's headspace or the alternate world of the story isn't a factor. I haven't read his fiction, but if it's as shallow as this book - I'll pass.

My biggest grumble about this book is that there's not much here by way of options. The author presents his methods and the process that works well for him. I've tried the things he suggests, but they didn't work for me, that's why I got this book. When I first began writing in earnest, I tried what the author suggests, to skip the outlining process and dive into the work with only a rough sketch as a guide. It didn't work for me, and I wasted tens of thousands of words when I had to recalibrate story elements to make things more cohesive. That process was necessary for my evolution as a writer as it helped me "kill my darlings" and showed me that I'm not a natural Pantser.

Taking the time to plot things out has helped me make story mistakes in advance. In my experience, the first idea is never the best and often its the ninth or tenth idea that is so unique to be the most compelling. As I write, I work with the material at a deeper level and discover new ways to foreshadow an event or highlight elements of a theme.

After reading this book, I still don't understand the connection between writing in what amounts to sprints throughout the day and only having a rough idea about where you're going to end up. Clearly, as a prolific author, it works for him. But I still don't understand how he nails all the elements of fiction before sitting down to write out a scene and to do that in 3-4 sessions without re-reading what he's already put down. My brain doesn't work like that. I can't keep it all in my head to dive in and out of the draft as quickly and efficiently as the author makes out.

I wish he'd perhaps let his ideas germinate more before rushing out his only draft. Then he might have other options to offer or more nuanced ways to present the combination of elements that make up his process.

[Al · Rating 3 out of 5]

I came across this author from a review of Scrivener. I really liked his style and how he related his thoughts. When he mentioned this book I started listening to it on audible. I was really hoping he read his own book, but alas it was someone else (who did a fine job.

First off, this is a VERY short book. I mean it is tiny! And the author points out that most of his 40 written books are of similar length. Since I tend to read long involved novels I tended to relate this with his advice.

Don’t outline - in the example he gave he mentions outlining took 45% of his overall time to write a novel. Seeing as the novel he wrote took home 24 hours to write then I would understand that an outline might take up some time. However, I am unsure how a larger book would have things like foreshadowing and setup for large events without at least a basic plan.

Good first drafts - since the author is condoning pantsing without an outline but then saying to write a “good enough” first draft I again wonder if that works for something larger than a blog or short short short novel? I think we all would like to have a good first draft, but I am not sure that we do our readers a service by not doing some editing. Also there are times when we write scenes that don’t work and need to be edited.

Idea log - I liked how he says to write the when, where, and why of how he got the idea. This was pretty brilliant since recalling some of that might bring it back very strong. However his examples left me wondering “where is the idea?” The examples were random mental images and not really ideas. These were good for maybe a paragraph thrown into a story but not a ideas worthy of generating a torrent of words or even a whole scene. So while the concept I liked I was left to wonder what the author considers “ideas?”

Interestingly enough during one of the writers block sections he discusses “mentally outlining” to help overcome that fear. He does point out this is contrary to his earlier advice but uses it as a strategy. Got it! However he discusses not writing anything down. Not sure how this works with the idea log. I would think that if the mental outline generated some directional ideas you would want to capture that so it wasn’t lost.

The sections on writers block seemed interesting. Perhaps when I experience it, I will know better if the advice is helpful.

I liked the book and I love watching some of the authors blogs. But overall I feel this “book” was more a long article or pamphlet than a book. I have read long short stories. I probably got some ideas to use in my own writing but not sure they will work for books over 40k-50k words.

[Zoe Cannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s been a few days since I read this, and I’m still not sure how I feel about it. I like that it focuses on mindset and mental blocks. There’s a ton of advice out there about time management, but time isn’t my issue; stage fright is my issue. I used to write very quickly until I started writing for publication; then my daily word count plummeted. what I’m trying to do is figure out how to trick myself into thinking I’m writing just for myself even when I know I’m going to publish the book in the end, or else stop caring that other people are going to see it. But that’s where I’m the most torn about this book. There’s even a whole section devoted to fear… but most of the actual exercises for dealing with fear were lacking for me.

I also found it it sad that the author cut back on reading and gave up his music-writing hobby in order to write more. Unless you’re desperate for the extra money, I don’t think giving up your quality of life for the sake of word count is a healthy way to live.

My favorite parts of this book were:

- The advice to isolate your fears. While most of the advice in the fear section wasn’t that helpful for me, this got me to look past some assumptions.

- The advice at the beginning about loving the process while remaining detached from the individual books. That’s one of the best things I’ve read about writing in a long time.

And a couple of things that stuck out to me:

- The author talks a lot about the importance of enjoying the process, and finding ways to make the process more enjoyable rather than focusing only on the product – but then he goes on to say that every writer should give up outlining. I know a lot of writers do enjoy writing more without an outline, but that’s far from universal. Every book I’ve tried to write without an outline has turned into a joyless slog after the first few thousand words; using a detailed outline frees me up to enjoy the process. I’m not sure outlining actually does take time away from the process of drafting for me, because I’m a lot better and more efficient at figuring out where a story should go next when I’m in outline mode than when I’m in drafting mode, but even if it does cost extra time, for me having a tool that lets me enjoy the process instead of hating it is worth it.

- In a couple of places the author laments how most writers aren’t thinking about creativity and inspiration, but only about money and marketing. This is only true if you’re hanging out in a very specific corner of the writing community. If you read this book and agree that this is where most writers’ focus is, I would urge you to leave that forum and those Facebook groups, or at least cut back on the amount of time you spend there. I did this a couple of years ago, and it’s made a big difference in my stress levels.

[Tarl · Rating 3 out of 5]

So this book was a mixed bag for me. Sure, I've read a few writing books over the years. Was this one, one of the top? Hardly. There are far better books out there. This one just wants to help you write faster.
Does it work?
Actually, yes.
Write on your phone, anytime you can.
There, that's the ground breaking give away. As you can see from other reviews, it's something that we all don't think about, and I was skeptical until I did it. Then I wrote 10k words in a week. So yes, three stars for this book based pretty much off that.
The rest of the book is mostly either advise you have already heard, or advise that will have you sacrificing your life for writing. Sure, if you want to do that, go for it. But the way it is presented in this book is unsettling. (at least to me) Better advise is, Make time to write because you can never find time. That's where writing on your phone comes in.
The author also leans heavily on their editor, and I found their approach/suggestion to do one draft, and ONLY one draft, to be a bit weird. Sure, we were all taught to edit the hell out of our books and stories to the point where it freezes us and firmly wacks us with writer's block. But to basically foist everything onto your editor instead of at least trying to fix things after you're done seems cruel and one pass, or beta readers, could save you time and money.
That said, sure, if you are turning out low/mid grade works, then it may be okay. Based on how the author talks about their own works, they don't view their books very highly. They are prolific in their writing, and they do have fans, super. (and if that is what you want, then it's a good goal and one this book can help you write) But if you want fewer, higher quality books, then there are other books out there that can help you do that. (but, be mindful of falling into various time traps which this author does mention, so I DO recommend reading this book and combining what you learn here with what you learn in other books)
In the end, I do recommend this book. It was an interesting read, took next to no time to get through, and there were some good nuggets of info in it. Again, it's not the greatest book on writing, but there are things in here I think are valuable to people who want to write faster and be more prolific.

[ManOfThousandHobbies · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book spoke to me. Before writing this review, I had given it a 4 star, but after mulling it over, I realized that some of the advice was too draconian to be useful to most.

What is contained within these pages, when taken with a grain of salt, when turning the hyperbole into useable tips, is a valuable take on the world of writing and the approach to becoming prolific.

This book could simply be condensed into the following: to become faster, one should also write during small moments. With a few hundred words a day, one could easily write a book in a year instead of waiting endlessly to create separate blocks of hours as your only time to write. One should avoid a terrible first draft, often given as a tip by plotter writers to rewrite almost everything in the second draft; M.L. Ronn posits that one should strive for a first draft worthy of publishing. There is, of course, his easily controversial take on outlining; one could indeed take it to the same extreme M.L. Ronn does and forgo outlining, but there is indeed something about the idea where one would spend a fourth of their writing time on an outline that becomes mostly ignored when one starts the 'actual' writing process. One could instead opt for a shorter, more helpful outline that plays to your strength as a writer; as M.L. Ronn points out later in the book when stuck, it sometimes DOES become helpful to write an outline.

From this book, I got the idea to look differently towards outlining and one's first draft.
I have already experienced the truth about writing in short bursts rather than waiting for the right time.

[Jess In Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

I ended up listening to this book over Audible on my way down from Dallas. It was about 2 hours and 30 minutes of audio. M.L. Ronn is a self-published author that has written over 4o books and short stories. I have never read any of his works other than this book. He had some great ideas about writing, but some ideas I did not connect with. One thing I did take from his book was that you cannot fear writing. Ronn was easy to connect too because he gave some of his personal stories into this book. He explained his responsibilities as a father, husband, employee, and writer. He makes it seem that nothing is impossible when it comes to writing.

However, Ronn concentrated on writing quickly and with quality the first time you begin writing, which seemed not ideal. When writing anything, I feel that it should be done with care and patience. One thing I liked about Ronn was that he was not the type that pressures you into buying his other works for writers. He was very careful in allowing the reader to experience and consider his way of writing without condemning the reader to write his way.

Many experienced writers have a habit of pressuring readers to write their way and no other. It is their way or the highway, essentially. Ronn, however, does the opposite. He guides his readers and allows them to experience their own way of writing. What works for the reader on a personal level.

[Alejandro Aulestia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I give it 2,5 points. Got some good insight but nothing new or really helpful

This autor has strong believes. But he is not taking in consideration that not everyone is the same. He has a method that's not really applicable in all writers. For example he has a strong motivation to write fast based in his life style, but he doesn't tell you how to do this, he just tell you why he has to do it. He tell you that to write fast you have to make it with only one draft. OK, good advice but : How? He doesn't tell you that. It's like a coach telling you: of course you can throw three hail Marie's in a row. Joe Montana could do it. I can do it, so why can't you do it?. "OK I guess, but... How??
There is some good advice in this book. I will start writing on my phone and I share the author's passion and motivations. But again there is nothing really practical in this book. Except for the phone advice. The chapter about writers block is more like general advice for authors. Meditate, eat well, take a nap, go for a walk, overcome your fears by writing them. All good, but like I said, nothing new.
Overall I don't think this is a good book, but I am grateful for the effort the author put in this. I really think that his advice about the phone writing is good, and if that's the only thing I get out of this, so be it. Take my $3.