Brooklyn Workshop – Michelle Arp

I thought the workshop was interesting, although I only read about half of the actual book. While I obviously didn’t understand many of the references he made, I liked how he was down-to-earth and eager to answer any questions we had. I did read SOME of the book, so the parts he mentioned that I knew about, I enjoyed. I really liked how he got the idea for the story – it’s very cool how one incident can spark inspiration and wind up becoming a best-selling novel. I want to be a writer, so I was very interested in the tips he gave and the points he made on his writing process itself, mainly the part about setting aside time to write, and becoming all-encompassed in your writing. That part spoke to me because, as a writer, it makes me seem less crazy for devoting time to working on finishing a piece.