Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon (austinkleon.com) is a short book--you can read it in under an hour--but it contains many gems of advice about living a creative life. Kleon is a writer, visual artist, and hobbyist musician, but his advice applies to anyone, from writers to entrepreneurs to people who just want to bring a … Continue reading Notes on Steal Like an Artist
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The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp is the first of several books I'm planning to read on the creative process. Tharp's book is a great place to start, as it contains many nuggets of useful information on fashioning a creative life that can be put into practice immediately. Although Tharp's art is dance, her advice is … Continue reading Notes on The Creative Habit
Every writer must eventually write a book about writing. It's some sort of unspoken rule. Due to my lifelong interest in the writing process, I've read a fair number of these advice manuals. (Two of my favorites are Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel by Jane Smiley and Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose, because both of these books say … Continue reading Writing advice, distilled…
Everyday Writing: Tips and Prompts to Fit Your Regularly Scheduled Life by Midge Raymond Everyday Writing is a short e-book that promises to help people who want to write but who can never find the time. It's divided into two parts. The first part offers tips to help readers start writing and keep writing. I … Continue reading Book review: Everyday Writing
