Chris Mandeville - 52 Ways to Get Unstuck: Exercises to Break Through Writers Block

Praisefor 52 Ways to Get Unstuck

As afirm believer that quality writing can be taughtand learnedI found this booka superb addition to the canon of top-notch guides for both new and practicingauthors. Its lucid, insightful and a joy to read. Jeffery Deaver,international number-one bestselling author

Thisbook goes beyond the old standbys, offering unique and creative ideas forthwarting writer's block. Great for the beginning writer, as well as theseasoned veteran." Bob Mayer, NY Times bestselling author

Finally,a how-to book for writers that doesnt rehash all the familiar exercises. ChrisMandeville has not only filled the pages with tangible ways to break throughyour crippling moments, but also backed them up with anecdotes from otherwriters whove put them to work. Wendy Burt-Thomas, author of The WritersDigest Guide to Query Letters and The Everything Creative Writing Book

Aclear, concise, sometimes humorous, step-by-step guide to solving everywriters nemesis...writers block. Elizabeth Sinclair, author of TheDreaded Synopsis

Clear,concise, and packed with useful tips. Whether youre facing writers block forthe first time or the fiftieth, Chris Mandeville will help you find a wayaround it. Highly recommended! Nancy Atherton, NY Times bestselling author ofthe Aunt Dimity mystery series

ChrisMandeville...distills her teachings into a sort of actionable shorthand. [The]book is crammed with pep talks, pick-me-ups, inspirational tales, but mostlypractical actions to replace tired routines or desperation moves. [It's] aguide to help you brainstorm and delve deeper into your process and it givespermission to try a range of tactics to start the words flowing again.Jessica Page Morrell, author of Bullies, Bastards & Bitches: Howto Write the Bad Guys of Fiction

ChrisMandevilles 52 Ways to Get Unstuck is a must have for every writersresource library. New York Times bestseller Dianna Love

52Ways to Get Unstuck is an exceptionally clear and comprehensive guide tohelp writers in all stages of the craft. Read it, and youll get writing!Victoria Hanley, award-winning author of Seize the Story: A Handbook forTeens Who Like to Write, and Wild Ink: Success Secrets to Writing andPublishing in the Young Adult Market

"I'vebeen writing novels for thirty-five years and Chris Mandeville's 52Ways to Get Unstuck is the most useful, comprehensive, andentertaining advice on writer's block I've ever read." Lucia St. Clair Robson, NY Times bestselling authorof Ride the Wind

ChrisMandevilles 52 Ways to Get Unstuck is designed to help with writersblock, but this insightful book also helps writers organize their writing lifeand offers insights on how to get to a deeper, calmer place to writeIf youveever felt blocked or just needing help to organize your life to have time towrite, this is the one book you should own. Bill Johnson, A Story is aPromise&The Spirit of Storytelling

Thereare a ton of great suggestions in Chris Mandevilles 52 Ways to Get Unstuck.Writers, who need all the help they can get, get that help right here! Highlyrecommended. Eric Maisel, Secrets of a Creativity Coach

52Ways gives you a thorough set of tools for staying ontrack...Clever alignment of the 52 exercises in the book to a deck ofcards...invites play as you learn to weave writing into the daily fabric ofyour life, and this is at root Mandevilles goal: to enlarge the writing lifeand engage you with the sublime art and craft of making stories. Lisa DaleNorton, author of Shimmering Images: A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir

Buyerbeware: Mandeville will deftly dismantle every excuse youve ever used to notwrite. Warren Hammond, Colorado Book Award winning author of KOP Killer