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Although I agree with the basic premise of this book--that writing down goals and aspirations can help to manifest them--I did not find the book very helpful in doing this. It might be more helpful for a non-writer or for someone who has never consciously set goals in order to achieve them.

The format is short chapters followed by exercises. Not all chapters and exercises are related to writing, which makes the title a bit misleading. There are chapters on inventing rituals and starting a goal-setting group. There is also a chapter on how writing near running water is inspiring, which seems more like the author’s preference than a general writing rule. Writing chapters include such topics as setting goals, addressing fears, scripting your daily life, and writing letters to God.

The author uses stories from her own life and that of friends and clients to illustrate each chapter. Some of these stories were long and too specific to be of help in doing the exercises at the end of the chapter. For example, the “getting ready to receive� chapter is all about one woman’s letters to her soul mate in the years before she mets him. If you want to receive anything else, this chapter is of limited value, and also I found the lengthy letters embarrassingly personal. I would have liked to see more examples of writing to receive different things, with fewer words in each example. Many chapters were like this.

This book might be worth checking out from the library, as I did. The chapters are short, and maybe some of the writing exercises will inspire you to write, as a few did for me.