title: Discovering the Writer Within: 40 Days to More Imaginative Writing
author: Bruce Ballenger
description: Messrs. Ballenger and Lane, each coming from the non-fiction and fiction sides of the fence, respectively, take the Biblical "40 day" timeframe and slap a step-by- step program upon it, filled with exercises and techniques designed to make your "inner writer" face light of day, embrace confusion, develop an eye as well as an ear, and finally, face the ultimate test: writing regularly, even when you don't feel like it.
zlib_text: > > **Table of Contents**
  
    *  _About the Author_
    *  _Praise for David Nobbs_
    *  _By the Same Author_
    *  _Title Page_
    *  _Copyright Page_
    *  _Dedication_
    *  _Acknowledgements_
    *  _Chapter ONE_
    *  _Chapter TWO_
    *  _Chapter THREE_
    *  _Chapter FOUR_
    *  _Chapter FIVE_
    *  _Chapter SIX_
    *  _Chapter SEVEN_
    *  _Chapter EIGHT_
    *  _Chapter NINE_
    *  _Chapter TEN_
    *  _Chapter ELEVEN_
    *  _Chapter TWELVE_
    *  _Chapter THIRTEEN_
    *  _Chapter FOURTEEN_
    *  _Chapter FIFTEEN_
    *  _Chapter SIXTEEN_
    *  _Chapter SEVENTEEN_
    *  _Chapter EIGHTEEN_
    *  _Chapter NINETEEN_
    *  _Chapter TWENTY_
    *  _Chapter TWENTY-ONE_
    *  _Chapter TWENTY-TWO_
    *  _Chapter TWENTY-THREE_
    *  _Chapter TWENTY-FOUR_
    *  _Chapter TWENTY-FIVE_
    *  _Chapter TWENTY-SIX_
    *  _Chapter TWENTY-SEVEN_
  
  > >  **Cupid's**  
  >  **Dart**
  
  > > David Nobbs was born in Kent. After university, he entered the army, then
  > tried his hand at journalism and advertising before becoming a writer. A
  > dis