This is a great work. It is my fervent hope that one day I will actually get to meet Corrine Kenner.
Rating: 5 / 5

Love this book. A first of its kind as far as I know, so it’s not perfect and thus there are areas that really need to be improved on. What’s great about this book is how expansive your creative search can be in terms of plot & character development by using your own personal interpretions & this book as your guide. Also by using various types of tarot decks, you can also be stimulated to produce stories of varying themes and/or genres (i.e. Radient Rider-Waite deck versus Deviant Moon deck versus Alchemical Tarot).

Here’s a small laundry list of areas that are lacking or missing from this book in addition to the few typos & errors mentioned by other reviewers: The glossary mentions “The Tree of Life”, but Kenner does not include this spread in her book which she should. Also, there is no bibliography or recommended reading list on the Tarot &/or Creative writing in general & other related topics as it applies to the tarot such as archetypes & numeralogy, & astrology.

Also, the section on creating your own spread is very lacking. It’s a paragraph at most and there should really be a more specific list of variables to consider when one’s developing one’s own spread (i.e. types of questions to ask, in what sequence or direction / order should cards be placed…). This section was too generalized and not helpful enough. Instead, for now, see: “Tarot: Get The Whole Story (Use, Create & Interpret Tarot Spreads)” by James Ricklef.

I also think that Kenner should have also offered specific interpretations in relation to Work, Love, Money, & Future as it applies to each card and as it applies to character development. There was certainly space at the end of each card section to add this additional info; as there were 16 wasted blank pages.

Also, this book works if you are using a Rider-Waite based deck because Kenner breaks down each card by the card’s symbols. But for other decks that waiver away from the standard set of symbols, I think a much more broader discussion on the card’s name/type & meaning would have been more helpful; as a “just symbol-based interpretation” of the cards does a disservice to other cards that don’t match up to the Rider-waite tarot deck symbols. Look up “Tarot Dynamics – Learn to read any spread” by Anna Cook, for help with other types of decks.

Other items on my wish list for the next edition are more writer prompts (perhasps if other types of decks were illustrated in her book, Kenner could come up with more writer prompts); fiction writing notes on craft & creativity specifics; sample journaling pages/templates; interpretation on card combinations and interpretations on runs of suits, numbers, and cards as it applies to story writing (as Kenner provides these lists in her other Tarot book).

All in all, this is a worthwhile purchase you won’t regret.

***To Kenner, I know that this book has just been published but any plans in the near future for a second edition or workbook?? Because this book makes an excellent reference, the publisher should consider offering it as a hardcover with a “self-jacket”, that eliminates the need for a separate dust jacket that could get lost or damaged…Just food for thought.
Rating: 4 / 5

TAROT FOR WRITERS tells how to interpret signals and myths, use classic tarot layouts to structure a story line, and how to link the creative writing process to tarot. From overcoming writer’s block to using tarot methods to tap into sources of inspiration, TAROT FOR WRITERS links the cards to myths, legends, and keywords leading to wellsprings of thought. Any library catering to either new age readers or creative writers will find it involving.

Rating: 5 / 5