Jeff, I just wrote 51 pages yesterday.
Wayyyheyyyy. I'd targeted 60 for the
whole weekend, and it's only Friday!
So I'm impressed, and by no means applying
everything. This is around four times my
normal daily output. Congratulations.
Your book is excellent.
- John Fraser, Copywriter, Vero
Sydney, Australia
Jeff, I had already read the FAST system.
Your
stuff from Australia arrived
several
days ago.
But, I bought another copy on
the 31st from Amazon for one
reason only —
your book on
writing is excellent.
I have ripped out the gray pages of my
first
copy and put them on my
corkboard
wall. I
utilized your methods at the rewrite
stage to great
success. I’m at the tweaking
stage on
a June 6 deadline. And, I swear, I
had a lot of
additional rewrites to do and I
did them EXACTLY as outlined in the
FAST system. Worked like a charm.
Absolutely LOVE this approach to writing.
I’m the guy who buys EVERY “how
to write”
book on the market. Yours is BY FAR the best
I’ve not only read
but ACTUALLY USED.
Most books on writing are appalling — either
written by a “wannabe” writer
who turns
himself into a guru because he cannot write
or a writer who
achieves success on one screenplay/book and cannot follow through
with
consistency.
Your BOOK was a great surprise to me. It
is actually the BEST METHOD I have
read. It
gives a writer a brilliant, step-by-step process.
You really are
a “writer”.
And I swear this -- I can hardly wait to USE
FAST on my forthcoming project
(start date
about two weeks) from beginning to the
very end. Really, I can
HARDLY WAIT.
I’m a very fortunate guy.
- Erich von Sönne
Orlando, Florida,
USA
On the whole, an excellent work to help
writers. It is certainly a complementary
approach to other work, like Robert Mckee
or Melanie Ann Phillips.
I have used your FAST Writing conceptual
ideas to enable the assignment and
research writing skills of tertiary students.
Several postgraduate students reported that it
was a revelation. From the first assignment on they never went back to their old ways of doing things. Your system is too good to change
once tried, yet, paradoxically, its elegance
lies in the way it can be easily adapted to
both creative and academic writing tasks.
It also supports and enriches most standard study techniques programs. I suspect that many
of my students have purchased your book. It
makes such an immediate difference to
any writing task. It is perfectly congruent
with the concept of 'the arc of the argument'
that Masters and Doctoral level candidates
have
to acquire that it should be on the
shelves of
every academic research
supervisor in the
country, if not the
world.
- Dr Patrick Maher
Western Australia
I am REALLY enjoying your book! Wow!
It’s tremendous. I feel that I’ll be able to
blast through my boring government writing
faster – leaving me time to pursue my future business!
I’ve always enjoyed the product of my
writing — but never the process. It
appears
you’ve developed a process to
make it a blast!
Many thanks!!!!
- Laura V. Rodriguez
Washington D.C.
USA
Hi Jeff,
I read your book in two days. I found
it easy to read and I could feel the
excitement in your words. It was if you
were speaking to me about my writing.
I made all the mistakes you spoke about,
and now I know why I made them. I didn't
have a system and here was the perfect
answer for me. The next day I began --
a clean start.
The Focus section was so simple I
couldn't believe it. I had an idea and
once I started mapping and chunking,
the result was amazing. This sounds so
corny as I'm writing it. But it is true.
In a few days, I had the whole book
planned.
Now the Apply section wasn't as simple for
me. I knew what to do, but I keep falling
into my old habits... I was able to use
Talktation and this certainly helped.
But WOW! how quickly the words flow
and fill up those pages. Another amazing
moment for me.
I am so enthusiastic about my writing. I
have written everyday since I started and
this is no mean feat. I am busy (like
everyone!) I have four children, I work
full time... and my husband is often away
with work. So to squeeze in at least
20 mins. each day is such a bonus.
This system has given me a tool to
use
to improve my skills as a writer and so
I say thank you.
- Name withheld by request
Queensland, Australia
Dear Jeff, I'm half way through, but already
getting a lot from the book.
At first, I wasn't so sure. After all, writing
requires some profound reflection, doesn't it?
It can't be worth reading if it's just dashed off.
And what about poetry? But the more I read,
the more I like. I really do write better when
I write fast, and I'd never even noticed that
until forced to reflect on it by your book. It
has inspired me to take on new writing
projects. There is an incredible amount of
energy in your approach, and although I
haven't (yet) got to the end, I soon will.
I'll keep reading now, but many thanks already.
- Brian Walters, Barrister
Flagstaff
Chambers
Melbourne, Australia
[In a follow-up email:] In fact, I
have now read
somewhat further, and my excitement is
growing. This is really helpful stuff.
Writing FAST is one of
those books that will
go into my desk reference shelf alongside
the thesaurus and Writer's Guide to Life as a
resource that I'll consult at regular
intervals just to remind myself what I
should be doing!
On behalf of all us wordsmiths out here,
thank you for recognising the need and taking
the time to create such a valuable resource.
- Nina Gudiksen,
Technical Writer
Brisbane, Australia
I am almost finished reading Writing
Fast
and I must say it is a thoroughly enjoyable
read. I have gleaned many interesting and
helpful bits of information from it. First and
foremost, making me realise the mistake of
writing-re-reading over and over...it was like
a revelation to me...I remember thinking...
Struth! Jeff is really on to something here...
that is exactly what I do...Thanks to your
wonderful system, I have already moved
ahead in leaps and bounds and as you said...
it is exciting again... Thank-you so much
Jeff. I hope one day to meet you in person.
- Ian Carter
Melbourne, Australia
I've just finished reading Writing FAST.
Wow!
I loved your writing style. It's perfect for this
type of book. And as proof that the system works,
I don't think I've ever read a book as quickly
as
this one. I loved the 5 easy steps and
And so... sections at the end of the chapters.
They made it
easier to remember the main points. The Table
of Contents is an excellent 'quick find'...
As for the system itself ... I was stunned to see
how much sense it makes. I liked the incidentals
too -- the BIN is a favourite.
I'm sorry if I'm not being very helpful with
improvements you could make to the book.
I
just found it easy to follow. Simple!
I generally don't enjoy reading 'how to' books
because I always feel I should be writing and
not reading about how to write. But I'm really
glad I read Writing FAST. Thank you for writing
it.
There are only a few 'how to' books I'd
recommend to my clients. This is one of them.
- Ali Gibbs
.................... Eagle-Eye Editing
and Proofreading
Brisbane, Australia
