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ceeelizabethreads's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars for relevance to my practice.
4 stars for writing style and information.
This book is meant for complete beginners, in my opinion. In terms of writing, I am not a beginner. In terms of witchcraft, I am. I thought this book would be dedicated to writing spells, chants, etc. but only one chapter had this information. It was a great book, just not really what I needed.
4 stars for writing style and information.
This book is meant for complete beginners, in my opinion. In terms of writing, I am not a beginner. In terms of witchcraft, I am. I thought this book would be dedicated to writing spells, chants, etc. but only one chapter had this information. It was a great book, just not really what I needed.
redhairedashreads's review against another edition
2.0
I am glad I just borrowed this book from the library and didn't buy it. It basically is an introduction to writing, almost all of which is the same that is taught in grade school. Because its just a repeat of basic writing education I ended up skimming a lot of this book because it wasn't anything new. Also there is very little about writing spellwork actually involved in this book.
silvernfire's review against another edition
4.0
This book attempts to be both a basic introductory writing text and a guide to writing as used in magic. Since it comes in at only 240 pages, this is a book of breadth more than depth. While I can think of lots of things I wish she'd had space to cover, I think she was remarkably successful given the lack of space.
There aren't a lot of books on magical writing to compare this too (the only one that leaps to mind is [b:Write Your Own Magic|95054|Write Your Own Magic|Richard Webster|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171295189s/95054.jpg|91640], although there may be others), but you could fill a library with how-to-write books. Pesnecker's book is necessarily brief compared to these and someone who seriously wants to develop their writing skills will want to read beyond this book fairly quickly. But for those who've only read the standard guides, Crafting Magick with Pen and Ink will be full of surprises. Pesnecker discusses setting up a writing space—including turning your desk into an altar, magically charging your writing tools, and making a writing stole to wear while writing. She talks about mundane ergonomics (how to position your chair and monitor, remember to stretch) and magical ergonomics (meditate before writing, ground afterwards). Standard writing texts are also unlikely to discuss making your own quill or magical ink. Pesnecker not only writes about adding magic to writing, as the above examples suggest, but adding writing to magic. She includes suggestions for writing spells, prayers and blessings, and rituals—again, not territory covered by standard writing texts. I could wish she'd been able to go into some of her topics more deeply, but overall, this is a good general guide.
There aren't a lot of books on magical writing to compare this too (the only one that leaps to mind is [b:Write Your Own Magic|95054|Write Your Own Magic|Richard Webster|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171295189s/95054.jpg|91640], although there may be others), but you could fill a library with how-to-write books. Pesnecker's book is necessarily brief compared to these and someone who seriously wants to develop their writing skills will want to read beyond this book fairly quickly. But for those who've only read the standard guides, Crafting Magick with Pen and Ink will be full of surprises. Pesnecker discusses setting up a writing space—including turning your desk into an altar, magically charging your writing tools, and making a writing stole to wear while writing. She talks about mundane ergonomics (how to position your chair and monitor, remember to stretch) and magical ergonomics (meditate before writing, ground afterwards). Standard writing texts are also unlikely to discuss making your own quill or magical ink. Pesnecker not only writes about adding magic to writing, as the above examples suggest, but adding writing to magic. She includes suggestions for writing spells, prayers and blessings, and rituals—again, not territory covered by standard writing texts. I could wish she'd been able to go into some of her topics more deeply, but overall, this is a good general guide.
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