Happy New Year! I am starting out 2014 by releasing a new book for writers and creative types called Fearless Writing for Women: Extreme Encouragement & Writing Inspiration. Yay!
If you read this blog very often you know that I LOVE to encourage and inspire people to follow their dreams, tell their stories and keep two feet on the ground while they do it. I’ve collected stories and quotes and written essays about my writing life for the last 17 years. Women, especially, struggle with claiming their voices and getting their work out into the world. (Like I did, initially.) Or they struggle with simply starting to live a more creative life. This book is dedicated to them.
It is a compilation of the best-of-the-best blog posts I’ve created over the last 5 and a half years, as well as some new short essays by me. The super low introductory price is only $2.99 on Amazon Kindle. (It’s exclusively on Kindle until March 20, and after that will be available everywhere).
Here is the write up about it, a few reviews, a special request (please consider giving it an honest review on Amazon), and more:
Whether you are new to writing or an experienced veteran, when the going gets tough or you need help getting started, this wonderful book by acclaimed author Susan Gabriel will provide you with inspiration, writing tips and encouragement to get going again and keep going.
In addition to sharing from her own experience as a writer for over 15 years, Gabriel also reflects on thoughts and experiences from a wide variety of writers and other inspiring people including Annie Dillard, Virginia Woolf, Harriet Tubman, Ursula Le Guin, Barbara Kingsolver, Kathryn Hackett, Hillary Clinton, Alice Munro, Jane Austen, Maya Angelou, Fran Lebowitz, Brene Brown, Emily Dickinson, Anne Tyler, Harper Lee, Elizabeth George, Anne Lamott, Nora Ephron, Gail Godwin, May Sarton, Willa Cather,
Marianne Williamson, Carson McCullers, Sue Monk Kidd, Alice Walker, Louise Erdrich, Geena Davis, Martha Beck, Mary Oliver, Elizabeth Gilbert, Tina Fey and others.You’ll enjoy the wide ranging and inspiring essays, including:
* Where ideas come from
* The art of “shitty” first drafts
* A lesson from Tina Fey
* 101 excuses why people don’t write
* Writers who are also mothers
* Kill your darlings
* What writers can learn from coyotes
* It’s never too late to start your writing career and much more.Also included are quotes that will inspire you and some that may
even make you laugh:“Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
“When your heart speaks, take good notes.” – Judith Campbell
“I grapple with having equal proportions of narcissism and low self-esteem.” – Anne Lamott
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The book is available exclusively on Amazon until March 20, and will be available everywhere after that. You can buy the book at the low introductory rate of $2.99 here.
Or click this link: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=creative+writing+books%2C+B00HGFPI40
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It’s exciting to put one’s work out into the world, and also a little scary, so I’m claiming my own
fearlessness as I do. I hope you’ll join me in wishing my latest book well, and I thank you for reading!
With every good wish,
Susan
P.S. If you read the ebook, please consider leaving an honest review on Amazon. It truly helps spread the word!
P. P. S. Here are a few early reviews:
“As the new year approaches, I take a week to review the last year. In doing so, I find, like many of us, I haven’t accomplished all I had intended. My first step in making 2014 a success was buying this book. I will immediately get to work revising my ‘expletive’ first draft, kill all my darlings and know that this time next year, I WILL feel a sense of accomplishment. I will keep referring to this little gift of insight throughout the year. Thanks for the encouragement, the dose of reality, and most of all, the inspiration.” –S. Evans
“Whether you are an aspiring writer searching for the spark to get you started, or a more experienced one looking for some wind under your wings to keep you going, this is an excellent book for any writer.
It would be the perfect gift for that writer you know… or even to keep for yourself! Full of inspiration and
pointers from Susan Gabriel and other authors to boost your creativity – it’s an all-around excellent book – I’d highly recommend it!” –S. Burnside
“Although I’m not a writer (yet?), I am really glad I got this book. It consist of many short essays that, although relatively short, have a ton of great tips and inspiration that often apply to life in general, as well
as to writing. I liked that the format was like a five minute read of inspiration and enthusiasm to get you started….This is a wonderful book that I think many women writers will enjoy (and really, it would be just as beneficial and enjoyable for men, in my opinion). This one applies to writers and readers, but I found that it inspired me to journal more and keep track of some of my more brilliant ideas…” –S. L.
By the way, if you don’t have a Kindle, you can download Kindle for PC or Kindle for Mac for free and read it on your computer:
Kindle for PC: https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000426311
Kindle for Mac: https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000464931
NICE COVER DESIGN!! 🙂
Thanks, John. Coming from you that means a lot! Anne created the cover. The photo was one taken by a facebook friend, Elena Vitalta, who lives in Spain. She posted it years ago and I remembered it and asked if I could use it for a cover. She was thrilled and pleased I wanted to use it. The photo was taken at the bookstore, Shakespeare & Company, in Paris. I just love old typewriters. Laptops, somehow, just aren’t the same. Although I totally love the convenience and all the bells and whistles!
Shakespeare’s in Paris (which I know well) is where the last scene of Entertaining Welsey Shaw takes place. 🙂
How cool is that? Can’t wait to read this book of yours, John. It sounds fascinating.