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Summary: Elegant, Exquisite, Eclectic
Review: Arana bundles a life tapestry of professional experience, formal education, and school of hard knocks, in a motif of a writer's existence. This work is much more than just a mere compilation of WP Book World excerpts. Clearly, significant thought was devoted to the selection of her WP articles along with fundamentally pragmatic insights that are certain to be invaluable to anyone interested in the profession of writing or editing.
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Summary: More Than Meets the Eye
Review: I love reading other authors' takes on "the writing life" and how they cope with or find inspiration from daily life to continue nurturing their creativity, motivation, and changing goals. This book surprised me with an extremely varied mix of writing advice and insight.
From dealing with publishers and the importance of self-marketing to dealing with the slack you get for your chosen genre not being as academically accepted or how to maintain a personal life along with your career...the authors in this collection cover it all. There's enough here to touch on any aspect of writing you may be dealing with or thinking about and will, no doubt, include many surprises you haven't realized you do need more information about.
Reading the collection introduced me to new authors, some with writing styles I fell in love with and intend to read more from, and made me think about so many aspects of the art of writing that I've since realized keys for improving my own novel and new directions I want to go in in my own career.
This is the perfect gift for any writer you know...even if you have no idea what their own writing style or interests are. You'll make a better writer of them.
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Summary: I LOVE this BOOK
Review: The author and a panel of writers were recently on C-SpanBook. The topics and discussion were so interesting that I purchased and read the book over two evenings. As a (beginning) writer myself I gleaned many a new idea of where to get content for my work in progress. I am confident that this book will move me along with creative ideas and inspiration.Marie Arana has compiled and edited this book to be packed with useful information that will assist any writer. As I watched C-Span I wondered if this woman is married. Wouldn't it be great to be married and have late night discussions while looking at such beauty. I've never read any of Maria's "Writing Life" columns at the Washington Post. I am delighted to have surfed to Cspan to have learned about this book. There were no disappointments for me. My recommendation to you writers (or beginning writers like me) is to buy this book.
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Summary: I LOVE this BOOK
Review: The author and a panel of writers were recently on C-SpanBook. The topics and discussion were so interesting that I purchased and read the book over two evenings. As a (beginning) writer myself I gleaned many a new idea of where to get content for my work in progress. I am confident that this book will move me along with creative ideas and inspiration. Marie Arana has compiled and edited this book to be packed with useful information that will assist any writer. As I watched C-Span I wondered if this woman is married. Wouldn't it be great to be married and have late night discussions while looking at such beauty. I've never read any of Maria's "Writing Life" columns at the Washington Post. I am delighted to have surfed to Cspan to have learned about this book. There were no disappointments for me. My recommendation to you writers (or beginning writers like me) is to buy this book.
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Summary: A mixed bag, but inspirational for any writer
Review: This selection of pieces that originally appeared in the Washington Post is a mixed bag - some of the articles are about the writing process, others about becoming a writer, but many of them are inspirational, and will help any writer feel more comfortable about what they strive to achieve. The selection of authors is eclectic, so no matter what type of writing interests you, you'll find something that fits your style.
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