"Terry Brooks is adamant about dedicating oneself to the craft, while showing awe and humility for the creative process. . . . Every serious writer should refer to this book regularly for inspiration as well as solid crafting advice."
--Elizabeth Engstrom Cratty, Director of Maui Writers Retreat "A marvelously pragmatic initiation to the art of writing."
--Dorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of Carolina
"[A] succinct and warmhearted autobiographical meditation on the writing life."
--Publishers Weekly
"A wise, warm-hearted book--part autobiography, part how-to-do-it manual, with some amazingly candid behind-the-scenes material . . . Fantasy fans, novice writers, and even veteran pros will learn plenty from it."
--Robert Silverberg, award-winning author of the Majipoor Chronicles