writing – Looking For a Good Book

February 16, 2024

GENTLE WRITING ADVICE – Chuck Wendig

If you walk into a bookstore you can hardly turn around without seeing a “How to Write” type of book. For a time, I enjoyed reading a lot of them and noting what they had in common (the advice that was always there) and what was unique to that particular author. But that was decades Continue reading

NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, non-fiction, Reviews, writing

April 11, 2022

THE LETTERS OF SHIRLEY JACKSON

Wow. This is a really remarkable book. In so many ways, reading these vast collection of letters – both personal (to her boyfriend [later her husband] and to her parents) and professional (to her agent and to publishers) – is a better autobiography than if she’d sat down to write specifically about her life. We Continue reading

MEMOIR, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Memoir, non-fiction, Reviews, writing

January 14, 2019

THE HIDDEN MACHINERY – Margot Livesey

I was not at all familiar with Margot Livesey before reading this. When I requested this book I was on a bit of a kick to read books about writing (if you’ve been following my blog you can probably recall a few titles that have been reviewed here). I was also attracted to the very Continue reading

NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

5 Stars, essays, non-fiction, writing