In this collection of short essays, Annie Dillard—the author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and An American Childhood—illuminates the dedication, absurdity, and daring that characterize the existence of a writer. A moving account of Dillard’s own experience, The Writing Life offers deep insight into one of the most mysterious professions. Annie Dillard (born April 30, 1945) is an American author,…
April & May Review : Writer Get Noticed
I’ve been dragging my feet on the Write Tribe Writing Challenge book review, for a number of reasons including the fact that the Write Tribe website is undergoing changes. Today, I’m going ahead with sharing a review of Writer Get Noticed and also including the linky for your April and May reviews. Writer Get Noticed:…
March Review: If You Want To Write
I first heard of Brenda Ueland and her book If You Want to Write: A Book About Art, Independence, and Spirit, a few years ago and bought it. While I read the other other how-to-write books from women authors -Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones , Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird, Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way – this one…