If you haven’t heard about this book, go buy it. If you can’t afford it, leave a comment, even twitter it if you want – I just may surprise you. Want to order it – go here: The Shack
Where to begin…
I don’t want to spoil one word of this phenomenal book. I will tell you that near the end of the book, I dreaded the ending because I am human, I wanted “more.” In my haste, I did not read the “Forward” but it helped complete the story. That is proof positive of a great writer.
Anyone who writes for the world to see, puts their ass on the line, whether its online or on paper. As a reader of many, many books; e-zines, articles, blogs, etc., I always brace myself for the onslaught that writers get in this digital world. I am no longer amazed by the nasty comments I read. I immediately think of how much energy, how much lost random angst it took to write a mean comment.
Don’t confuse this with constructive instruction, because the word “criticism” is just that.
We often think that fictional writers get to “hide” behind their characters, but make no mistake, a writer who can bring to life a character, or cast of characters, is revealing a part of them and it can be soul numbing.
Are you starving yet?
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