Better than jumper cables

This is a good one - witty and readable, with substance on every page, very good exercises and many valuable comments on craft from outstanding fiction writers. After reading about half of it, I wanted to quit my job and start writing a novel right then, but that's not an option, so I settled for reading it straight through and am now going through it a chapter at a time, doing the exercises in the order They are presented. Bernays and Painter are Both obviously wonderful teachers, and For Those of us who do not have access to classrooms like theirs, this generous and Encouraging text is the Next Best Thing. One caution: This is not a book for any writer who is not planning to work at it!