Story Sprouts: CBW-LA Writing Day Exercises and Anthology 2013 is a collection of writing exercises to help you get started with your own story, and an anthology of things written by nineteen different children’s book authors. Can you say wow?

Let your story sprout!

So, as a writer I was pretty excited to get the chance to check out this book for review purposes. I have written and published children’s books, even though I now focus on self-help topics. I love writing, more so even than I love reading. It’s why I started writing reviews. Having my hands on this wonderful text, I imagined, would open up my creativity and get me writing even more. Did it?

The book starts off by describing what the CBW-LA is, and how they came about publishing this book. Then you get into the first set of exercises. I like that the book explains why these exercises are important for your writing, why it is important to practice. Free writing has always been one of my favorite forms of writing, and was something I used a lot while I was in college. Story Sprouts teaches you how to do free writing and even why to do it!

The anthology part of the book is filled with wonder, and amazing writing. I started out as a poet, so I really enjoyed the poetry included within. I have often thought of getting back into poetry, and this book is really giving me some great new ideas. The prose section is full of many great short stories.

The third section continues with more in-depth exercises that are sure to even get the novice writing. And finally, there are more essays, short stories and poetry.

If you are a writer, or have ever thought about becoming a writer, I highly recommend you check out this book. It’s an easy read full of tons of useful information!