REVIEW: 52 Weeks of Writing Author Journal and Planner, Vol. II by Mariëlle S. Smith
52 Weeks of Writing Author Journal and Planner, Vol. II
‘With this book by your side, anything feels possible.’ Jacqueline Brown
Tired of not having a sustainable writing practice? You, too, can get out of your own way and become the writer you’re meant to be!
52 Weeks of Writing:
- makes you plan, track, reflect on, and improve your progress and goals for an entire year
- helps you unravel the truth about why you aren’t where you want to be; and
- keeps you writing through weekly thought-provoking quotes and prompts.
With this second volume of the 52 Weeks of Writing Author Journal and Planner, writing coach and writer Mariëlle S. Smith brings you the same successful strategies to craft the perfect writing practice as she did in the first journal. The only difference? Fifty-three different writing quotes and prompts and a brand-new look!
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My Review
Much like its predecessor, this book is chock-full of ideas to banish procrastination. If, like me, you're the sort of writer who feels that they spend too much time thinking about writing and not enough time, you know - ACTUALLY WRITING, then this book is for you.
I particularly liked the way the quotes tied in with the writing prompts, linking the reader with all the greats: Margaret Atwood, Octavia E. Butler, Virginia Woolf, Stephen King et al. It brought home to me very forcefully that the actual process of writing is a daunting thing but somehow we must sustain ourselves while doing it. My favourite quote is from Octavia E. Butler in week 9, in which she reminds us that all first drafts are rubbish, the point is that by doing it YOU GET BETTER AT IT.
There's a nice balance in the tone of the book, though. The author, a highly experienced wrtiting coach, is not at all prescriptive in her approach. As she says frequently, if the writing prompts don't work for you then come back to them another time. My favourite prompt was entitled 'Am I having any fun?'. Reading this made me want to join one of the author's writing retreats. You can't say any fairer than that.
Author Bio
Mariëlle S. Smith is a coach for writers and other creatives, an editor, and a writer. Early 2019, she moved to Cyprus, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, where she organises private writers' retreats, is inspired 24/7, and feeds more stray cats than she can count.
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