For Writers Only
by Sophy Burnham
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"I see but one rule: to be clear." Stendhal If only it were as easy for most writers as it was for Stendhal. The truth about the act of writing is much more varied, even violent. In fact, there seem to be as many contradictory admonitions about how to go about doing it as there are writers themselves. With that in mind, writer Sophy Burnham has collected the thoughts of some of the greatest writers and laced them with her own observations and experiences of the writer's life. With an show more emphasis on the emotions that writing wrings from those who practice it, Burnham writes about beginning a work prematurely, the ecstasy when the writing is really flowing, the crash that can follow the flight -- and how to pick yourself up and continue. Most of all, you will be reassured, enlightened, and inspired to learn that, in your own writing struggles, you are not alone. show lessTags
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A compilation of quotes about writing and writers. It makes for fun light reading, and is motivational when the muses are absent.
could've been better than the hodge-podge format. there are more quotables out there that didn't make it to this volume. but i love the chinese econ. journal rejection slip (brilliant!), but undeserving to give to hack and pompous "writers" expecting attention from publishers.
mooi boekje met korte essays over allerlei dingen die met het schrijfproces te maken hebben. Echt zo'n 'dagelijkse gedachte' boekje om de moed erin te houden.
Sep 4, 2013Dutch
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Sophy Burnham is currently completing a two-year course in spiritual direction at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation. A prolific speaker and writer on angels, faith, and the spiritual path, her work has been translated into twenty languages. She lives in Washington, D.C.
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- For Writers Only
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- Fiction and Literature
- 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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- PN165 .B87 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Authorship
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