Sometimes the Magic Works Lessons from a Writing Life

InSometimes the Magic Works,New York Timesbestselling author Terry Brooks shares his secrets for creating unusual, memorable fiction. Spanning topics from the importance of daydreaming to the necessity of writing an outline, from the fine art ofshowinginstead of merelytellingto creating believable characters who make readers care what happens to them, Brooks draws upon his own experiences, hard lessons learned, and delightful discoveries made in creating the beloved Shannara and Magic Kingdom of Landover series, The Word and The Void trilogy, and the bestsellingStar WarsnovelThe Phantom Menace. In addition to being a writing guide,Sometimes the Magic Worksis Terry Brooks's self-portrait of the artist. "If you don't think there is magic in writing, you probably won't write anything magical," says Brooks. This book offers a rare opportunity to peer into the mind of (and learn a trick or two from) one of fantasy fiction's preeminent magicians.

<b>Terry Brooks </b>is the author, most recently, of <i>Voyage of the </i>Jerle Shannara: <i>Morgawr</i>, his twentieth <i>New York Times</i> bestseller. His novels <i>Running with the Demon</i> and <i>A Knight of the Word</i> were selected by the <i>Rocky Mountain News</i> as two of the best science fiction/fantasy novels of the twentieth century. He is a regular teacher at the prestigious Maui Writers Conference and lives in Seattle and Hawaii.<br><br>Visit us online at www.shannara.com.