Writing Magic: creating stories that fly

From Goodreads.com description: In Writing Magic, Newbery Honor author Gail Carson Levine shares her secrets of great writing. She shows how you, too, can get terrific ideas for stories, invent great beginnings and endings, write sparkling dialogue, develop memorable characters—and much, much more. She advises you about what to do when you feel stuck—and how to use helpful criticism. Best of all, she offers writing exercises that will set your imagination on fire.

With humor, honesty, and wisdom, Gail Carson Levine shows you that you, too, can make magic with your writing.  

My Thoughts: This was a simple approach to the act of writing. It differed in most writing books in that it gave plenty of exercises to do and assignments that were to be followed to get you in the habit of actual writing.
I found a few of her thoughts to be new and useful for me.
If you are a writer or want to be and need a quick couple of ideas, then this quick read is for you.