Inspirational writing books...

[Amber]

--- find_sam at hotmail.com wrote:
> Sam, who's never found any of the 'How To Write' books very good.

<grin> Ah, you shouldn't have said that! Now you get to hear my
recommendations!

I have two "writing" books that *never fail* to get my fingers itching
for a pencil or keyboard. The first is called "Zen in the Art of
Writing" by the illustrious Ray Bradbury. It's a relatively short book,
frequently hilarious, and tremendously uplifting. It's less of a book
on How To Write and more of an inspirational "get your butt in the seat
and do it". And trust me, you will want to run to your computer/notepad
and frantically write!

The second is an older book and from what I can tell, a classic. It's
called "Becoming a Writer" and its by Dorothea Brande. It was published
in the 20's or 30's I think. The language is a bit antiquated (she
actually refers to "moving pictures" at one point) but the concepts are
solid. She explains the temperment of a writer, why writers don't
write, and a believable regimen to at least start on the path to
writerhood. It gave me a bit of insight into my methods at least.

Try them out. The very worst that could happen is that you loathe the
books and fling ripe tomatoes at me. (Actually, that's not so bad for
you and pretty awful for me...)

~Amber


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