Colleagues

A perfect companion for every writer.  Ralph Keyes gives you solid information you can put to use while he bolsters the faith you need to keep going.

Judith Appelbaum, How to Get Happily Published

Chatty, practical advice for novice and veteran alike. Clever, well-written, and inspirational.

Linda Barnes, The Big Dig

The Writer’s Book of Hope is the best gift you can give a struggling writer  especially if that writer is yourself.

Betsy Lerner, The Forest for the Trees: An Editor’s Advice to Writers

No one knows the lonely, exhilarating and terrifying world of writers better than Ralph Keyes!  As with his earlier book, The Courage to Write, Keyes provides us with string for the labyrinth of a writer’s day and professional life.  I’ll recommend The Writer’s Book of Hope to writers and non-writers alike – its wisdom, hopefulness, and practicality will inspire all.

Julia Alvarez, writer-in-residence at Middlebury College and author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents

This book will enrich the lives of all writers, and should be on their personal bookshelves.

Jeff Herman, Jeff Herman’s Guide to Book Editors, Publishers and Literary Agents 

Ralph Keyes has done it again: he’s written an indispensable book for the nervous writer and all writers are nervous.  Informative, sometimes hilarious, and always wise and sympathetic, it will be an enormous help to any writer and lifesaver to the beginner.  A wonderful book.

Patrick O’Connor, Don’t Look Back

Every writer needs a friend. Ralph Keyes' new book is that and more. The Writer's Book of Hope is destined to become an instant classic.

Eva Shaw, Writeriffic: Creativity Training for Writers

Ralph Keyes is the best kind of coach: practical, encouraging, and honest. The Writer's Book of Hope is a perfect blend of inspiration and no-nonsense guidance, sure to speed the journey from empty page to publication.

Philip Goldberg, Roadsigns: Navigating Your Path to Spiritual Happiness

After publishing four novels, I'm wondering why I still get Dark Terrors every time I sit down to write, why the publishing process seems shrouded in mysticism, and why I crave encouragement like a tail-wagging puppy. So along comes The Writer's Book of Hope to tell me that angst and rejection are normal, even desirable; that I shouldn't worry that the publishing business doesn't make much sense; and that despair and hope can co-exist quite nicely. If you're a writer or ever even thought about writing, read this book.

Robert Inman, Captain Saturday

Pulling together hundreds of writers' stories and reflections, Ralph Keyes weaves a blanket of hope that you can wrap around your shoulders whenever the cold winds of self-doubt come calling. I myself plan to keep this book nearby and take regular doses of "hope" vitamins.

Rosalie Maggio, author of How to Say It

After reading The Writer's Book of Hope I felt as though I'd just attended an inspiring, supportive writers' conference. Ralph Keyes offers specific advice I've seen addressed in no other booknot so much on how to write as how to keep writing. The Writer's Book of Hope devotes an entire chapter to the "Encouragers" a writer needs in her life. This book now goes to the top of my own list of encouragers.

Katrina Kittle, author of Two Truths and a Lie 

Every writer who is dreaming of publication or who is currently dealing with publishers need to read The Writer’s Book of Hope.  Keyes' insights into the world of "pub people" is refreshingly honest and humorous. A veteran writer, himself, Keyes encourages other writers by making us feel valued and by putting our frustrations into perspective. This book is an excellent companion to The Courage to Write, and one I recommend to all writers and students of writing.

Anthony Grooms, Professor of Creative Writing, Kennesaw State University, author of Bombingham

Wonderful! I love it. Very sensitive. Very informed. Very transparent. And ultimately, full of hope.  For beginning writers, this book will be a god-send 

The book is inspiring enough to get writers moving into happier, all-is-not-lost territories.

Meena Nayak, author of About Daddy

I just loved The Writer's Book of Hope.

It is well written and compelling and enormously helpful.  My favorite moment was Thomas Mann's definition that a writer is someone who has more difficulty writing than other people.

Charles J. O’Leary, author of Counselling Couples and Families