The author of Hank the Cowdog shares his knowledge as he has walked down the publishing road for many years. He gives rationale for why he made his decisions and how it turned out.

I appreciated most the philosophy behind why he writes and his critique of today's books and entertainment. It encouraged me to continue to write 'things of beauty' in a culture that knows nothing of what it means to reflect the image of God. ( )

I really enjoyed reading about how John Erickson started the Hank series and about his life. He also has a section towards the end of the book where he gave tips on writing that I found very helpful. The only downside to the book, is that John seemed like he did not encourage young writers, that children should not write because they don't have enough "life experience" to write completely. I might have taken him completely wrong, but that is what I gathered from one of the chapters. Being a young writer myself, it kind of hurt my feelings to read one of my favorite authors words discouraging my writing. But, this has not stopped me from writing:-) So, I would not recommend this book to any young writers that are not confident in themselves or their writing. There are plenty of other better books that give great encouragement to young writers that you would be better off reading. However, if you have always wanted to know the history of Hank the Cowdog or anything else about Mr. Erickson, this was a great book! ( )