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Title: Writing Alone and With Others by Pat Schneider, Peter Elbow ISBN: 0-19-516573-X Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: August, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.78 (9 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: writing alone and with others
Comment: I had already owned Pat's previous book "The Writer as Artist: A New Approach to Writing Alone and With Others" and thought this book might have been a sort of revision. Thankfully I took a closer look and found that this new book is so rich with new material including inspiring anticdotes and writing excercizes. It is one of the books I keep on the small shelf right on my writing desk. I highly recommend this book for both the instruction and the supportive attitude.
Rating: 5
Summary: Finally: An Intelligent Writing Book for All Writers
Comment: So many writing books are "dumbed down," so that an experienced writer winds up feeling they cannot get much from them. This book is the opposite. It is smart, sometimes funny, well illustrated with excerpts from well-known writers as well as from participants in Schneiders workshops.
Writing Alone and With Others is filled with wise advice from a writer who has literally "been there." Schneider is honest with her readers, describing her childhood and early beginnings, using them to illustrate how writing can transform a life.
Her techniques are gentle, yet incredibly inspiring, leaving the reader longing to write, but almost unwilling to put her book down in order to pick up a pen and paper!
There is also a chapter about writing workshops for underserved populations that details the amazing impact this technique can have on those who are often "voiceless" in our society.
The book is organized so that writers working alone and those writing as part of a group can find exactly what they are looking for. It also offers sage advice for those who want to start writing workshops based on Schneider's Amherst Writers and Artists method. And, in the back, are a variety of exercises to help jump start individuals and groups in the writing process.
This is not a simple book, nor is it easy in the sense that you can read through it in an evening. It is full of information that takes some time to process--that is a welcome change for writers who have been "at it" awhile, and are tired of entry-level how-to books.
Writing Alone and With Others is a must for those who are serious about their craft and about sharing their passion for writing with those around them. I would--and often do--recommend it to absolutely anyone I know with an interest in the written word. It is a beautiful, charismatic, and emotionally magnetic work.
Rating: 5
Summary: Gives me inspiration to pick up my pen
Comment: Pat Schneider goes way beyond her first writing book in this one, "Writing Alone And With Others." It is filled with effective solutions to dilemmas that face all writers; poems and pieces from writing workshop participants to illustrate her point; hundreds of prompts to spur on a writing group;( I love these and have used many of them already with super results) Her delight as we discover our voice is surely contagious. I highly recommend Schneider's book and find it full of a lot of new info. Enjoy!
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Title: Dante's Path: A Practical Approach to Achieving Inner Wisdom by Bonney Gulino Schaub, Richard, Ph.D. Schaub ISBN: 1592400299 Publisher: Gotham Books Pub. Date: 11 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Seven Steps on the Writer's Path : The Journey from Frustration to Fulfillment by Nancy Pickard, Lynn Lott ISBN: 034545524X Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 29 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Joy Diet : 10 Daily Practices for a Happier Life by Martha Beck ISBN: 0609609904 Publisher: Crown Pub. Date: 06 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: If You Want to Write: A Book About Art, Independence and Spirit by Brenda Ueland ISBN: 1555972608 Publisher: Graywolf Press Pub. Date: April, 1997 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live by Martha Beck ISBN: 0812932188 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 29 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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