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Title: SOUP AND ROB LIVE ON!
Review: Peck's WEEDS IN BLOOM was a masterpiece of tight, autobiographical chapters. HOW To Write Fiction Like a Pro sums up his writing career in his characteristic spare and down-to-earth style, using many examples from his books, to help writers get going. It's certainly not comparable to BIRD BY BIRD or Stephen King's ON WRITING, but lets the beginning writers enter into the world of the fiction author at a personal level. The photo on the back jacket--Peck in black leathers, barechestedm smiling broadly--is the first time I've ever seen his face on a publicity shot or book jacket. He usually has his cowboy hat hiding his face. So this book is revealing of his techniques that make the SOUP books such a hit. I first discovered SOUP because of Bill Halloran doing workshops on reading to children. I read them to all ages, all kinds of kids and adults and they were a universally loved series. So Peck knows his craft. Read the SOUP books, then savor this tasty pot of ideas.
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