Stages of a Fiction Writer: Know Where Y... Instead of the book, I just read the version of this available on Dean's blog for free. I dunno if it'll still be there next year/when he'll remove it, so get on it.
This is an extremely short book, and while it does have some really intriguing food for thought, I do think it needed to be expanded way more than it is.
For one, I would have liked to see how to practice to reach stage 3 and 4, instead of just saying you need to practice and study other writers.
He did give some to read, but there's a difference between reading and studying, and I really would have liked to know how he does or how to go about it aside of reading for pleasure and then a second time for studying.
It's definently not a how-to book, or even a craft one (though he says it is, to me a craft book tells you/explains how to go about improving/reaching higher skills), but it's nice to put perspective.
It's very passable though, if you don't feel curious where you're at, and it won't improve your writing or give you tools to improve per se. Just...give you awareness, which is also good!

Kiley had a secret crush on Gunner for a long time. Then when they were teens all of a sudden Gunner stops talking to her and breaks her heart. What Kiley doesn’t know is Gunner loved her for a long time and as far as Gunner was concerned Kiley is the one that got away. Kiley’s fiance is a control freak and wanted her to give up everything to be his wife. Kiley finally decides to break things off before she is miserable in the marriage. She is a host to a reality dating game show on tv called Forever that her father is the producer of.Gunner goes on the show. But Gunner doesn’t believe in love or marriage.

I liked the plot and story Sometimes I laughed and sometimes I choked up and a tear or tear went down my cheek. The thing that didn’t really work for me was the reality show just didn’t make any sense to me but then again that's me. the characters were really good. I loved Kiley and all she went through. I think Gunner was a good character but he did run in the ground about being single and pushing Kiley away yet he really didn’t back up why. But I do recommend.

Started reading this because The Steady Running of the Hour was becoming boring for me. I find this book infinitely more fascinating. 

 

It's set in Victorian London, which is awesome.

 

Had to add a new edition because the only edition I found on here that matched the book cover I have was an audio book.