Unleash the Writer Within

This title should be followed by a growl or roar, eh?  A writing friend of mine, Kristi Holl, blogged about this new book by best-selling author Cecil Murphy. I ordered it right away and have been reading it uncharacteristically s-l-o-w-l-y.  It's the kind of book that invites writers to ask themselves some pretty big questions, like...

"Why do you write?"
"Whom do you wish to please?"
"What would it do to your writing if you could appreciate yourself as you are and see that your weaknesses are as important as your giftedness?"
"What if your inner critic has something valuable to say?"

And so on.  See why it's a slow read?  I'm highlighting like there's going to be a test and contemplating my answers because I think they may have some power.  One of Murphy's assertions is that the deeper you know yourself, and the more you're willing to reveal yourself,  the more authentic your writing voice will be. Actually, he says that everything we write reveals who we are, even our attempts at self-concealment. Whoa.

Thus concludes my initial review, and I'm only a few chapters in.  More to follow!