book review
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Show Don’t Tell – A Writer’s Guide by William Noble
I recently finished Show Don’t Tell – A Writer’s Guide by William Noble. The book is filled with useful examples and the author takes the art of story and writing in a comprehensive manner. All throughout the book he gives the readers examples from other books and literary works on how to approach writing. The… Continue reading
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Zen In The Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury
In his book Zen in The Art of Writing, Ray Bradbury tells about his writing life, his inspirations and his process. There is not much writing advice here upfront but people can learn by reading about the writing life of Ray Bradbury. Bradbury gives importance to the subconscious and believes that reading books, stories and… Continue reading
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Consider This by Chuck Palahniuk
In his book Consider This Palahniuk gives readers incidents from his writing life and also advice to wannabe writers. He doesn’t leave the readers and dark and tells exactly what they should do until they are mature enough to be able to do things themselves. He gives useful advice which can be readily used. The… Continue reading
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Writing Down The Bones by Natalie Goldberg
I had found the first fifty pages of the book unimpressive but things really started to flow after that. I started to learn a different way of seeing things. While I agree that they are not suitable for today’s survival oriented world, it’s a great outlook about the world to have access to. Here and… Continue reading
Minds and Manuscripts 