"Have you ever wondered HOW writers actually create and publish so successfully? What techniques do they use to develop enthralling plots and scenes that keep a reader eagerly turning the pages? After reading this witty, unique, simple but savvy toolkit, you may be inspired to create something of your own . . . HOW offers solid advice on "spot removing" and eliminating cliches. HOW advises not to strain for fancy words when simple but powerful ones will convey a more expressive thought or message . . . This brief, but highly effective guide shows you HOW to build a better story by focusing on bold and basic techniques that strengthen your writing."
-Carole Spradley Hinshaw, Librarian at University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

"A very highly recommended introduction to writing at a professional level, HOW To Write Fiction Like a Pro by Robert Newton Peck . . . is a quite innovative and thoroughly "user friendly" instructive guide for all novice writers seeking to properly and effectively write a successful work of commercially viable fiction. Introducing conceptual and creative tactics which Peck has previously employed with considerable success, HOW has a light format which is easy-to-follow for even the most inexperienced novelist. HOW is an excellent addition to the reference collections of all aspiring or working authors of ficion stories for its informed and informative content and intriguing comprehensive ideas."
-The Bookwatch, Midwest Book Review, May 2006

"Peck writes HOW in the same vernacular style as his novels. His examples should inspire . . . teens to put their voices on paper. In fact, this is one book that might appeal more to boys than girls, more to the rural than the sophisticate. Why? Because the author writes about what he knows—life as a farm boy in Vermont with all its rawness, its innocence, its beauty. He correctly urges his readers to draw on their own life experiences for successful stories."
-Sharilynn La May, High School English Teacher

"I want to recommend to you Rob's latest effort titled, HOW to Write Fiction Like a Pro: A Simple-to-Savvy Toolkit for Aspiring Authors. For people who want to write stories, or even better stories if they are already published, this book will be a most valuable tool. It is a short 136 pages but full of gems written in Rob's very personal style. The pure joy of this book is that the author talks to the reader in his homespun way creating an immediate sense of true mentorship. Rob really cares about other writers and freely shares what has worked for him over a great span of time and publishers."
-Doug Dillon, Former Vice President of Florida Writer's Association