Many Endorsements and Reviews for Write-Brain Workbook

Bud Gardner, Co-Author, Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul: Ever have trouble getting started writing?   No more.   Just pick up a copy of Write-Brain Workbook --Bonnie Neubauer's new book--and free the writer within you.   These creative out-of-the -box daily exercises will help you to start fast and to keep on writing.   Don't miss this one

Melanie Rigney, former Editor, Writer's Digest (www.editorforyou.com): Put this book on your desk--not in your bookcase, because you're going to want to refer to it every day! Write-Brain Workbook is a perfect blend of writing prompts and take-it-to-the-keyboard action.

Moira Allen, Editor, Writing-World.com/Author, Starting Your Career as a Freelance Writer (www.writing-world.com): Normally I don't get excited about "writing exercises" -- possibly because they all start to look the same.   That was, until I looked at Bonnie Neubauer's book -- and thought, "Hey, these look like FUN!" It's impossible to flip through the pages of this book without getting drawn in -- and once you get hooked, you'll want to keep going.   Plus, the applications at the bottom of each page definitely hit home; would I have ever realized that I sometimes play "wicked stepmother" to my writing?   This book is perfect for anyone who needs to jumpstart -- or restart -- their writing spark.

John Timpane, Editor, Commentary Page, Philadelphia Inquirer / Author, Poetry for Dummies (http://inquirer.philly.com/opinion/edweb_writeforus.asp): When I first saw Bonnie Neubauer's Write-Brain Workbook, the first thing I did was . . . start doing the exercises. I couldn't stop. I became an addict. I don't know a higher compliment for such a book. Her exercises were fun (not frivolous), educational (not busy-work), creative (not rote), and pointed (not gratuitous). Each one singled out a particular aspect of writing and said, in the most encouraging, arm-around-the-shoulders way, "Let's work on this." I especially enjoyed the Take the Next Step boxes. Too many writing exercises stop dead once the exercise is over. Bonnie Neubauer keeps connecting exercise to exercise, keeps the ripples expanding, the resonances ringing. She keeps reminding writers that what they do outside of the writing task (going to mentors for advice; thinking about writing when they're not writing; paying passionate attention to their individual writing process) cycles back into their work.  Just like physical exercises, Bonnie Neubauer's compositional calisthenics clear the mind, tone the muscles, and get the heart going. Write-Brain Workbook would make a great addition to many kinds of writing courses, from introductory composition to creative writing to nonfiction across the curriculum. Have to finish this blurb now and get back to those exercises . . .

John Kremer, Aauthor, 1001 Ways to Market Your Books (www.bookmarket.com): If you have trouble getting started with writing a chapter or a book, then you need to get Write-Brain Workbook! The exercises in this book will get your creative fires burning and knock your writer's block off its block.

Jenna Glatzer, Editor-in-chief, AbsoluteWrite.com / Author, Outwitting Writer's Block and Other Problems of the Pen (www.absolutewrite.com): This is the most irresistible book I've read in a long time.  Whether you use it to break out of a block, strengthen your writing muscles, or just have fun, it's guaranteed to spark your creativity and bring joy back to your writing process. A perfect gift for writer-friends, too!

The Frustrated Writer, review by Herbert White (www.thefrustratedwriter.com): The Write-Brain Workbook is a collection of 366 exercises designed to jumpstart your brain and free your writing spirit. Written by Bonnie Neubauer, the innovative exercises in this book will not only get you writing, but they will also inspire you to keep writing.

Each page in this book is devoted to a single exercise, and each page is illustrated with eclectic and colorful images. Blank space is also incorporated into each page so that you can do the exercises in the book itself, if so desired. Each exercise presents a unique writing challenge. For example, some of the exercises give you an opening or closing sentence that you must use as the jumping off point for your story. Other exercises included fill-in-the blank drills, 'odd words' to incorporate into your story, as well as looking at a photo and telling the story you see in the picture, type challenges. Each exercise also includes a tip on 'the next step' that you can take in writing, after completing the current exercise.

The Write-Brain Workbook is a fun book to work through. You can work one a day, or do a series at a time. I found them particularly ideal to work on while waiting for a plane, or while riding the bus. The workbook is flexible in that it is up to you how much time you want to spend working on each exercise. You can simply write brief answers or stories for the exercises, or write full-blown stories bases upon the 'openers' given in the exercises.

Most important, the exercises are not droll or trite. The exercises are varied, stimulating, mind expanding. They are perfect for both new and seasoned writers, and they will help you to overcome writers' block and blank-page-phobia while also helping you to keep you writing every day and to experiment with your writing style and voice.

Backspace, The Writer's Place, review by Lisa Burton (www.bksp.org): Have writer’s block? Have you tried everything to work through it, but the words just won't come? The Write-Brain Workbook: 366 Exercises to Liberate Your Writing, by Bonnie Neubauer may be the book for you.

There are many books on writing, but this is the first one written specifically to cure writer’s block. Bonnie approaches the problem by means of exercises -- three hundred and sixty-six, to be exact. Each page is colorful; full of games and questions. From one page to the next, Bonnie's book opens the mind to new possibilities and makes writing fun.

Bonnie’s premise is that exercising the brain every day with drills that range from writing about your feelings to writing a postcard eliminates the pressure of a blank page and helps the writer work through any block they may have. Daily prompts and thought-provoking exercises make this book unique, helping the writer exercise their creative writing muscles by experimenting with many styles. Whether you are a beginner, a published author, or write for fun, this book can help you overcome the pressure of a word count.

Published in 2005, The Write-Brain Workbook: 366 Exercises to Liberate Your Writing will get your creative juices flowing. Use it every morning to jumpstart your brain. Who knows where it might lead?