FTFW Review
May. 9th, 2008 10:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
desayunoencamaThere's a new review of FAIRY TALES FOR WRITERS up in the new issue of VISIONS: A RESOURCE FOR WRITERS, which ends:
Lawrence Schimel manages to touch on many of the myths and the struggles facing writers at all stages of their careers. The poems have a touch of humor along with a dose of warning. If you recognize yourself in one of the cautionary tales, it might be worth taking a second look at your situation. If you see the same parallels in one that has a happier ending, who knows but that your story might follow the brighter pattern.
The road to publication and success is complicated, dangerous, and exciting. This book can offer a laugh along with a serious nod or two, all wrapped up in well-written tales of both familiar and unknown potholes standing between the writer and fulfillment as a published author.
I'm pleased my little book is still getting attention, especially so long after its publication. (It often seems that the window for review attention is shorter than the shelf life of dairy products.)
Lawrence Schimel manages to touch on many of the myths and the struggles facing writers at all stages of their careers. The poems have a touch of humor along with a dose of warning. If you recognize yourself in one of the cautionary tales, it might be worth taking a second look at your situation. If you see the same parallels in one that has a happier ending, who knows but that your story might follow the brighter pattern.
The road to publication and success is complicated, dangerous, and exciting. This book can offer a laugh along with a serious nod or two, all wrapped up in well-written tales of both familiar and unknown potholes standing between the writer and fulfillment as a published author.
I'm pleased my little book is still getting attention, especially so long after its publication. (It often seems that the window for review attention is shorter than the shelf life of dairy products.)
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Date: 2008-05-09 12:22 pm (UTC)Congrats on the good review, Lawrence!
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Date: 2008-05-09 11:27 pm (UTC)