Several things. This workbook is an excellent resource for those who hunger to write fiction. Rather than following the so called rules of writing, the author presents principles of writing based on concepts rather than rules.

Next, the author walks the student, step-by-step, from idea conception through to the revision of his manuscript.

The third benefit that sets this book apart from all other writing craft books may be the most unique difference of all: The Sense-ible Writer incorporates the three modes of learning--visual, auditory, and tactile--and provide writing examples and exercises to make this material useful to a broad range of individuals.

The person whose major mode is Visual learns through his eyes: reading from the printed page, studying charts and graphs, looking at pictures, or watching a video.

The person whose major mode is Auditory learns primarily through hearing. He focuses his greatest attention on the spoken word, he hears and pays attention to the sounds around him. Some may want music playing in the background.

The person whose major mode is Tactile perceives his world through the sense of touch. He runs a hand across a surface to experience the roughness or smoothness, explores an object by holding it in his hand, reads by following a line of text or the path of a graph or a chart with his finger.

Many individuals use more than one learning style. One mode is usually dominant, with others in secondary or helping positions. For example, the Visual Learner may also use the tactile as a helper. It could manifest itself like this: A person is reading material that he needs to remember (use of the visual mode). He might take notes, or maybe underline or highlight important information in the text (use of the tactile mode as backup) to reinforce his learning.

The Auditory Learner might also use the tactile in the same way as the visual learner. During a lecture (use of auditory mode), instead of relying completely on learning the information through his ears, he may take notes (use of tactile mode) to reinforce what he has heard.

The Tactile Learner will need his hands to be doing something during a lecture. To reinforce the information, he may take notes or outline the information, but he may never need to look at his notes again, because the very act of doing something with his hands during the learning process makes it easier for this person to assimilate the information. The tactile learner will also likely find it helpful to have something in his hands while reading from the printed page--something as simple as a holding a pencil or playing with a paperclip can help.

Nadene R. Carter writes a new fiction workbook entitled, The Sense-ible Writer, which guides her readers through the extremely complicated process of writing fiction. Her philosophy focuses on the five senses: sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste. Through these senses, Carter builds her concepts of writing fiction. Initially, she points outs that each individual learns differently and in their unique fashion. In chapter 1, Carter “provide[s] a roadmap for those who hunger to write fiction.”

Her book is based on concepts, not rules. She offers a useful checklist or quiz so each writer may evaluate which learning style best suits their skills. Although, a writer may fall into one learning type, another may discover an overlapping between two or even three. Carter welcomes all styles. She differentiates the learning styles as visual, audio, and tactile. In this way, writers may comprehend which is the best approach to fiction writing.

Her workbook is effective because after each chapter, she includes realistic exercises that encourage the writer to explore and expand their creativity. Since her book is geared toward fiction, Carter takes the writer step-by-step through the maze of character building, creating a plot, credibility in characters, suspense, climax, point of view, and dialogue, just to name a few. If the writer follows through, the end result may be a first draft manuscript.

Nadene R. Carter is also the author of A Cobweb on the Soul, Echoes of Silence.