Reviews

Build Your Best Writing Life: Essential Strategies for Personal Writing Success by Kristen Kieffer

anidharker's review against another edition

5.0

As someone who is terrible with baby steps and often in denial during self-reflection exercises, this is exactly the kind of advice book I needed in my life. I needed my action steps spoon-fed and Kristen delivered.

anatoli's review against another edition

5.0

The title ‘Build Your Best Writing Life’ is certainly relevant for this book. It represents a journey, from starting with remedies for the symptoms of creative skepticism and procrastination, through the discovery of what drives your writing, and finally to making the goals and a road-map to achieve personal success. The word ‘build’ in the title is the key. A foundation for writing is prepared, and each subsequent chapter adds information to construct the mindset and decision one needs to make to be successful.

Personally, I learned many of the early lessons the hard way. The middle of the book provided me with direction and solidified my understanding of my potential, and the final chapters have given me the ideas for the goals I want to pursue. I discovered much newfound self-awareness by doing the exercises. An excellent resource for both a new and seasoned writer. Five of five on Goodreads.

stephpaigesofbooks's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is a fantastic resource for any writer. The tone is casual, and yet extremely informative.

persphones's review against another edition

5.0

This book was really the perfect read to close off 2019/start off a new year. It touches on a lot of writer’s pain that I’m sure a lot of people feel, and it really motivated me when it came to setting up a writing a habit.

Also, it covers a bunch of different areas of the writing/publishing journey, and I’m sure I will come back to it for tips and tricks whenever I need the extra help.