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Title: If You Want to Write : A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit by Brenda Ueland ISBN: 1-55597-260-8 Publisher: Graywolf Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.78 (41 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A small treasure full of powerful words of wisdom
Comment: This is the best book I've read on the process of writing, and on expressing one's creativity. I wish I had found it years ago! I especially appreciate the quotes she uses from artists and writers (namely Van Gogh and William Blake) to help explain the creative process and how important it is to express it every day and without fear of criticism. Wonderful.
Rating: 4
Summary: A mystical treatise on the practical aspects of good writing
Comment: Brenda Ueland's treatise on writing, "If You Want to Write," is a valuable addition to the library of those who want to do just that. While the language can seem a bit dated at times, the meaning shines clearly through; clearly she has taken her own advice or writing truly and focusing on the things one cares about or is passionate about. To read it is almost to become hypnotized by her major themes: you are talented, you have a story or an observation to tell, you can write really well if you are true (not trying to be writerly), you need to enjoy the act of writing and be lazy about it, you need to relax and enjoy the beginnings in hazy territory. This is a good book to read to get you back into old habits, or to help writers re-assess their long-held and perhaps erroneous beliefs about what it actually takes to be a good writer. Ueland excerpts student writing to show examples, and the pieces she uses are very compelling, strong and true. I recommend this to writers and as gifts for writers. But I wouldn't suggest it for someone younger than 25. There is something in it that would be offputting for someone too youthful, too inexperienced.
Rating: 5
Summary: Practical Inspiration
Comment: A timeless collection of inspirational essays filled with down to earth advice on creativity, art, writing, and life from a noble soul. I've read and re-read this book many times since it was first given to me many years ago by a special friend and it's always rekindled my artistic fires when I was in deepest need of them. Brenda Ueland uses Vincent Van Gogh, William Blake, Shakespeare, de Musset, Mozart, and other artists as examples of hard work, devotion, and passion. No matter how down and out you may be, wherever you may be in your life, "If You Want to Write" will bring you back to your higher self, reminding you that "you have talent, are original, and have something important to say." Sometimes that's all one needs to hear (or realize all over again) in order to take the next step in their lives.
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Title: Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brande, John Gardner ISBN: 0874771641 Publisher: J. P. Tarcher Pub. Date: March, 1981 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Bird by Bird : Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott ISBN: 0385480016 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 01 September, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg ISBN: 0877733759 Publisher: Shambhala Pub. Date: 12 October, 1986 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Strength to Your Sword Arm: Selected Writings by Brenda Ueland, Susan Allen Toth ISBN: 0930100506 Publisher: Holy Cow! Press Pub. Date: January, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers by Anne Bernays, Pamela Painter ISBN: 0062720066 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 04 December, 1991 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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