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	• 3 AM Epiphany Brian Kiteley Writers Digest Books, 2005 - 272 pages average customer review:based on 13 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

great teacher in all respects

I must say, when I ran across this book at work (I work for a book distributor), I realized that many of the exercises in here are ones the author used in a workshop I took at Naropa University 4 years ago...!

I thought his fiction workshop was one of the best I've ever taken, as it sparked several story-lines, or ideas for sections of existing work, that I still have rolling today.

I'm excited to see this book in print, and hope to read it more thoroughly in the near future, but upon a scan of several of the exercises, I can tell it's very engagingly written and unique in its approach.
Kudos, Brian!

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good, not great

After you've read five or six of these kinds of books, the exercises all seem the same. There are some good exercises in here, but nothing earth-shattering. A good reference book for teachers, but for the writer looking for something new to add to a collection of books of writing exercises, you might not be impressed.

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Excellent Prompts

The prompts in this book are great for writers of all skill levels, making this book excellent for use in classes or writing groups, as well as for personal use. The prompts are great jumping-off points, whether you choose to follow them exactly or to just use them as inspiration. They're different from the run-of-the-mill prompts you can find in any so-so inspiration book, the type of prompts which may have made you hate writing when you were younger. These create specific, interesting situations which you can expand upon and make your own. All-in-all, this is an awesome book, and I look forward to getting ahold of the next book, which comes out in January.

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Really enjoying this

I've only worked through four of these exercises, but just those four have been inspiring. By forcing constraints in different areas (point of view is the first section) and adding creative twists to the writing goals-- and a word count limit, which I can always use!-- writing these pieces has been helpful in many ways as I work through the prep for the next novel. I'm really grateful for the thought that went into this book.

Be warned-- the publisher apparently thought a nine point (or possibly smaller) typeface was a good idea. I disagree.

But my eyes are still good, and Kitely has given me multiple things to think about and activities I would never try on my own. His introduction is also terrific. I'm definitely adding this to my shelf.

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Interesting Ideas

This book is filled with unusual writing prompts, most of which I doubt you've seen elsewhere. Not all the prompts are for all writers, but there is a large pool of ideas in this book to pull from so I'm sure everyone will find something to their liking.

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The 3 A.M. Epiphany will encourage writers to push the boundaries of their fiction for exciting results. Rather than featuring standard rules, this guide: Shares unusual exercises that help writers "think away" from anxieties, allowing creative ideas to emerge Combines the work of writing with thought processes behind the work, helping writers break out of limited writing processes and moulds Addresses the concerns of fiction writers, whether they are going it alone or enrolled in a workshop, having difficulty getting started or suffering from a block The 3 A.M. Epiphany will give writers the exercises they need to make creative breakthroughs.

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