Write for Your Life
by Lawrence Block
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Based on Lawrence Block's extremely popular seminar for writers. Discover Block's tips for overcoming writer's block and unleashing your creativity.Tags
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Skimmed through the book after chapter 2.
While I feel like every writing advice is helpful in some capacity, this book goes on a journey, where you're drowning in a word pool. It's more an essay about how Block made his seminar, how it was going and people's reactions to it, problems that all writer go through.
Practicality of this book is almost zero, especially if you're searching for condensed advice. But it's a good story, I wouldn't expect less from accomplished writer tbh.
This book is for you if you like, as author says himself, holistic approach. Spirituality, meditation etc included.
If you seek practical, no-bullshit, straight to the point advice this one isn't for you.
While I feel like every writing advice is helpful in some capacity, this book goes on a journey, where you're drowning in a word pool. It's more an essay about how Block made his seminar, how it was going and people's reactions to it, problems that all writer go through.
Practicality of this book is almost zero, especially if you're searching for condensed advice. But it's a good story, I wouldn't expect less from accomplished writer tbh.
This book is for you if you like, as author says himself, holistic approach. Spirituality, meditation etc included.
If you seek practical, no-bullshit, straight to the point advice this one isn't for you.
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I really enjoyed the lessons written in this book. The author had such a sense of humor which made the lessons and learning more interesting. I will definitely incorporate some of the much needed lessons into my everyday life.
I really enjoyed the lessons written in this book. The author had such a sense of humor which made the lessons and learning more interesting. I will definitely incorporate some of the much needed lessons into my everyday life.
80's pop psychology for writing (affirmations, willing things into the universe, etc.). Intended for a writer to overcome their self-doubts.
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Lawrence Block is the author of the popular series' featuring Bernie Rhodenbarr, Matthew Scudder, and Chip Harrison. Over 2 million copies of Lawrence Block's books are in print. He has published articles and short fiction in American Heritage, Redbook, Playboy, GQ, and The New York Times, and has published several collections of short fiction in show more book form, most recently Collected Mystery Stories. Block is a Grand Master of Mystery Writers of America. He has won the Edgar and Shamus awards four times, the Japanese Maltese Falcon award twice, as well as the Nero Wolfe award. In France, he was proclaimed a Grand Maitre du Roman Noir and has been awarded the Societe 813 trophy twice. Block was presented with the key to the city of Muncie, Indiana, and is a past president of the Private Eye Writers of America and the Mystery Writers of America. (Bowker Author Biography) Lawrence Block is the author of the popular series featuring Bernie Rhodenbarr, Matthew Scudder, and Chip Harrison. Over 2 million copies of Lawrence Block's books are in print. Lawrence Block has won the Edgar Award three times, the Shamus Award four times, the Maltese Falcon Award twice, and was named Grandmaster by the Mystery Writers of America. (Publisher Provided) show less
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- Dedication
- To Rod, Congratulations! Lawrence Block
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- DDC/MDS
- 808.02 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism Rhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literatures Rhetoric and anthologies Authorship techniques, plagiarism, editorial techniques
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- PN149 .B563 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Authorship
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