Letters to New Authors: 29 Encouraging Letters to Your Inner Writer

by Rachael Herron

This is the firm nudge you’ve been needing to push you from wanting-to-write to actually getting your work done! Is writing the most important thing to you, but you never get any done? Do you write all the time in your mind but never put the words onto paper? Or are you stuck in the middle of writing and can’t see your way out? For less than the cost of one venti latte, let Rachael Herron lead you out of procrastination and right back to your desk where the words are waiting for you to capture. When she’s not writing her own books, Rachael leads international writing retreats and teaches writing in the extension programs at UC Berkeley and Stanford. “With the help of Herron’s advice, a person can stop careening across the writing highway, make forward progress between the lines, and successfully complete the first draft.” Kristine Kay Mietzner “Simply put, if you have ever struggled to finish a book, if you have a yen to write about a time in your life, but aren't sure how to structure it, where to start, how to get through the middle and across the finish line---THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU.” - Barbara Edelman on Fast-Draft Your Memoir “Herron is like the little cheer-leading angel on your shoulder, having your back the whole way through your writing endeavors.” Amazon Reviewer Previously Published under the title "Onward Writers! 29 Encouraging Letters to Your Inner Writer"

142 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 17, 2018

About the author

Unofficial bio: Rachael eats way too many Cadbury Creme eggs, no matter time of year it is. She lives with a menagerie, and battles dog hair on a full-time basis. She's a Knitter with a capital-K, and she reads WAY more than she'd ever even think about exercising.

Official bio: Rachael Herron (RH Herron) is the internationally bestselling author of more than two dozen books, including thriller, mainstream fiction, feminist romance, memoir, and nonfiction about writing. She received her MFA in writing from Mills College, Oakland, and she teaches writing extension workshops at both UC Berkeley and Stanford. She is a proud member of the NaNoWriMo Writer’s Board. She’s a New Zealand citizen as well as an American.

Find her at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rachael.Herr...
Twitter: http://twitter.com/rachaelherron
Instagram: http://instagram.com/rachaelherron
Blog: http://rachaelherron.com/blog

Reviews

[A.M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can’t remember where Rachael came onto my radar. It might have been a Joanna Penn video, but I just loved her. She comes across as a bright, smiley enthusiastic person. She is both a traditionally published and a self published author.
I have read her fiction, read her non fiction, found her books at my local library, and followed her podcasts. What I haven’t done is paid up as a Patreon follower of hers. [it’s on the ‘to-do’ list as soon as I sort out my banking issues… *eyes off hideously large ‘to-do’ list*]
These are some of the series of letters she sends to her Patrons. And occasionally to her email list. She talks about her fears, her life, her struggles, and her joys. They’re honest and real, you know? It’s good to know what other people you’d class as ‘successful’ deal with every day.
I know her voice so well, I swear she feels like my friend. And like all good friends, sometimes she’s tells you the truth you need to hear.
5 stars

How do you write?: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzRd...
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[Lora Edwards · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this. Rachael is funny, self deprecating, and just plain real in this collection of letters. It is encouraging as the title says as well as her telling you to put your butt in the chair there is plenty of be kind to yourself as well. A must for any writer looking for a bit of encouragement. It is like sitting down to a cup of tea with a good writer friend.

[Sarah D.]

enjoyed reading this book, was a quick read.

[Tyrean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Insights and a Kick in the Pants

As a writer, I love books like this - a bit of insight, a bit of inspiration, and a bit of a kick in the pants. I needed it.