I work on my novel every day, but right now I am not composing any new chapters. But then Mosley added something that I found particularly helpful: the writing you do-although it may never include random journal entries, emails, blog posts, goodreads reviews, etc.-may include revision and planning, for these are essential to your novel. Mosley was just the kick I needed, and I think this is because his emphasis on doing it now- this year you write your novel-leads him to emphasize something that I for one can never hear enough: inspired or uninspired, you must sit down every day, for two or three hours, and write your novel. Creative inspiration-which I've relied on since my lyric poetry days-is no longer doing the trick, and I needed a kick in the rear to start me writing again. Besides, I was ready to hear such advice, for I've hit a roadblock in the novel I began sixteen months ago. This book gives you pretty much the same advice that the other books like this one give, but it is good to hear such advice from Mosley: a writer you can respect, a writer who writes regularly and well. Which is not to say he didn't do a nice job with This Year., it's just that, regardless of its simplicity, I took his message to heart. It's nothing more than a personality thing, nothing to do with writing prowess or anything of that nature. they all rightly tell you to write, write, write!), but Mosley's approach spoke to me more than others I've read. You won't find much difference between this and the countless other books of its kind (I.E. His This Year You Write Your Novel is a solid how-to for beginning writers that fits very closely to my helpful & encouraging category. This time around I gave crime fiction writer Walter Mosley a go. Then I've read some not so encouraging stuff (take 77 Reasons Why Your Book Was Rejected for example) that was actually quite helpful. I've also read some not so helpful stuff (and I'ma lookin' at you Natalie Goldberg) that was, nonetheless, encouraging. So I'm back at square one, trying my hand at novels again, but THIS time I'm eliciting the assistance of veteran wisdom! I've read some helpful, encouraging stuff from the likes of Ray Bradbury, Stephen King and Anne Lamott. I gave screenwriting a shot and soon realized its limiting nature didn't suit me. I went on to study "professional writing" in college and worked on newspapers before concluding I wasn't interested in writing about little league games or that I didn't have enough callousness in me to interview people who've just had their house burn down. After a hundred pages in I realized I was writing a slight variation on The Hobbit.
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