Reading
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Resolving the Conflicts Between The Truth and One’s Writing and Fiction
I was having conflicts about my writing, mostly about how to approach my writing and that was due to my awareness of the reality and the things I wanted to write. After much introspection and deliberation the conflicts finally got resolved and as much as my mental faculties allow, I can now pursue my writing.… 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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2024, Book Reading Challenge #3
I have been reading quite a few books at present and three of them are a Solution For Writers by Sol Stein, Writing Down The Bones by Natalie Goldberg and Consider This by Chuck Palahniuk. I find Natalie Goldberg’s advice a bit bland for my taste but Stein gives great advice and Palahniuk is direct… Continue reading
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2024, Book Reading Challenge #2
I have been reading quite a few books on writing. I finished On Writing by Stephen King. It was a good book with important tips for wannabe writers. The majority of the books I read were about memoir writing. They were Art of Memoir by Mary Karr and Write it All Down by Kathy Rentenzenbrink.… Continue reading