Weekly Writes: 52 Weeks of Writing Bliss [Paperback]

Shery Ma Belle Arrieta (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2004

It began as a wildly popular e-mail course taken by thousands of writers worldwide. Today it’s totally revised and updated, available for the first time in print.

Inside these pages you'll find 52 weeks... 12 solid months... of provocative writing prompts, unparalleled inspiration, and everything you need to create one of the most comprehensive journals of your writing career.

Daily writing prompts combined with vivid written examples by an eclectic group of dedicated writers will make each "assignment" a breeze.

Weekly Writes is designed to help both beginning and seasoned writers (re)discover the joy of writing, of putting pen to paper.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"If you’re ready to take creative risks, and let someone ignite your imagination, this book is for you." -- Jenna Glatzer, bestselling author of Outwitting Writer's Block

"Prepare to have your imagination turned inside out." -- Susie Michelle Cortright, founder of the award-winning Momscape.com

"Your book is wonderful. It is to writing what stretches are to an athlete before she goes into competition." -- Sue Wagstaff, workshop instructor and author of FOOTPRINTS

About the Author

Shery Ma Belle Arrieta is founder of The e-Writer's Place, developer of e-mail courses and creator of WriteSparks!(tm) software.

She is a contributor in Moira Allen's WRITING.COM: Creative Internet Strategies to Advance Your Writing Career (2nd ed.) and her story appears in the anthology, A Cup of Comfort for Inspiration.

She and her business partner David Russ own and run several sites including blog.forwriters.org, TimeWithKids.com, ScatterMall.com and CreativeWritingPrompts. Shery works full-time from her home in Laguna, Philippines

Product Details

• Paperback: 182 pages
• Publisher: Filbert Publishing (March 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971079676
• ISBN-13: 978-0971079670
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #162,813 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best workshop!, March 26, 2004

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Dawn M. Decker (DeFuniak Springs, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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Shery has outdone herself with this book! I took the workshop on line and am a proud contributor to the book as well. Any writer at any stage will enjoy each of the 52 weeks' worth of prompts and story ideas! The best part is being able to do any of the exercises at your own convenience.

I must say this book has brought out memories in me that I didn't remember I had! Most were good but it also helped me get some of the bad out and down on paper, which made them so much easier to deal with. I am proud to be a part of this, and I know you will be too!

You'll never have a bad experience working with this book. It is definitely one of the best writing books I have worked with and I know it's going to go far with writers all over the world. Enjoy it!

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pricey for Content, November 25, 2005

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J. Gilmer "PawsitivelySafe" (US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Weekly Writes: 52 Weeks of Writing Bliss (Paperback)

I have read a lot of things from Shery Ma Belle Arrieta, including her newsletter and trying out her WriteSparks software and have enjoyed all of her prompts and writing suggestions.

This book is no exception, as far as the prompts and writing suggestions go. There is, however, a lot of wasted pages in this book and a minor side note, the table of contents is numbered incorrectly. There are lots of blank pages and half of the book is made up of samples of other peoples' writings (which some may find inspirational, but I'd rather write my own material).

The writing prompts are good and I would suggest anyone who feels stuck or in need of some ideas read this book, but I would also suggest they find the book at a discount as the retail price is a bit pricey for the 54-56 pages worth of useful content.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Looking for some freshness?, March 17, 2004

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Greet Vanlaer "greet" (Belgium) - See all my reviews
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I took the workshop where this book was based on. I must say: this was one of the most inspired things I've ever done.
Writing was fun again.