Lisa Goldman's book immediately presents a dichotomy: it is a rulebook about breaking the rules – a meta-rulebook, if you will. In over 200 pages, she lays out 40 rules of creative writing – often clichéd phrases tossed around in workshops – and spends a chapter deconstructing each, to come to a rule-breaking conclusion.
It is clear from the offset that Goldman has a deep understanding of the craft, not just in a practical sense, but critically and creatively too. She digs deep into the ways people write, and the uniqueness of each writer's technique. Her book is also timeless; though published in 2012, the references are as relevant as ever.
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