Book Review: Unleash the Writer Within
What better way to start the new year than with a new book about writing! I know, you might think you have more writing books than you need. But there’s always room for one more, especially if it’s offered by someone like master writer Cecil Murphey.
Unleash the Writer Within: The Essential Writers Companion is not a textbook, not a collection of how-to articles, nor is it a marketing guide. It’s a tutorial on discovering who you are as a writer so that you can better tell your unique story. You can be a master of writing techniques and marketing, but, unless your writing is authentic, it will fall flat with readers.
As stated in the promotional material, Unleash the Writer Within helps you:
- Develop your voice and writing style.
- Learn to write with heart.
- Become authentic to your readers.
- Grapple with the dreaded “Writer’s Block.”
- Harness the inner critic (and a few outer ones too).
- Expand your comfort zone.
Each of the 27 chapters is based on an aphorism about writing. For example, the first chapter explores “I write to find out who I am.” Murphey shares his experience helping others answer the question: “Why do you write?” By the time I reached the end of the book, I think Murphey answered every question I’ve ever asked myself about writing. From writer’s block to finding and expanding your comfort zone, Murphey covers it all.
Unleash the Writer Within is brand-new. In fact, there are no online reviews yet. You can sample the first couple of chapters at this link. I recommend that you get your copy right away. I predict that you will get a lot out of the first reading, but I also think you will want to revisit parts of it often. So, start your new year by inviting Cecil Murphey to walk with you your writing journey this year.
Buy it on Amazon.com by clicking on this link: Unleash the Writer Within
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from author Cecil Murphey without any strings attached. I was not required to publish any review at all. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
I have read the chapters provided through your link and know this will be an e-Reader book I will buy ASAP.
Mr. Murphey’s writing is down-to-earth with helpful information that is imperative for all writers at any stage.
Although it is a book to help writers with their gift, it reads like a novel. It will be a book which I will find hard to put down for that reason – and the most important reason … the information he has contained within it.