Picked this up from the Book Thing of Baltimore, Inc. a few weeks back.

This book was one of many presented to Melydia for her birthday by KateKintail. Since she already had a copy and I was saying it was on my wishlist, she graciously offered to share it with me. Both Melydia and KateK highly recommend it, so I'm sure I will enjoy it.

Good ideas and good reinforcement in the things you kind of already know but need to have validated about writing. Bottom line, just write and write from the heart. I made notes of some of the ideas to help me in the future when I get stuck. It was also a good reminder of the fact that I need to write if that is what I am meant to do -- I must find my purpose and embrace it, despite the fear.

I kind of intercepted this book, which was meant for Melydia on her birthday last year. I must see if she wants it back.

This is being passed along to my best friend from law school who is in town for a training seminar. She keep threatening to write a book and has assigned me the task of nagging her to finish it. Consider yourself nagged, gf!

"A book is a mysterious object, I said, and once it floats out into the world, anything can happen. All kinds of mischief can be caused, and there's not a damned thing you can do about it. For better or worse, it's completely out of your control." -- Paul Auster

Welcome to Book Crossing -- this book is now yours to read, retain, release, or any combination thereof which suits your fancy. Books registered with Book Crossing are tracked by those who have read them before to see where they will go and who they will meet on their journeys. People who participate in the Book Crossing community often establish friendships and trade books or comments on books and just relish a relationship with other readers across the globe.

You are welcome (and encouraged) to create a journal entry on the book, particularly when passing it on to a specific someone or releasing in the wild. You don't have to read the book to create a journal entry nor do you have to feel obligated to write only positive things. All those who have had their hands on the book before you would be excited to read any journal entry you choose to make.

You can remain anonymous or join Book Crossing, where you are known to others by the screen name of your choice and no personal information is revealed. If you join, you can receive e-mail updates about all the places this book travels to in the future. (I would love it if you listed me, 6of8, as your referring member).

Sharing books in this fashion is just another way of spreading good karma across the world. Whatever you choose to do, enjoy the book!