The Art of Writing: Lu Chi's Wen Fu

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Summary: Inspiration
Review: This beautiful book is an inspiring resource for writers and anyone who is touched by creatvity. I return to its pages of wisdom again and again for guidance as I try to write. It is a classic that must be in every library. I have purchased several to give to friends.

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Summary: after Aristotle and Sun Tzu, meet Lu Chi
Review: Well, you know the saying, the pen is mightier than the sword, so I guess Lu Chi is mightier than Sun Tzu. This book was written about 1700 years ago by a Chinese noble.

The words are very inspiring and quite beautiful. This is a writer's book, one to own if you are a writer, or one to give as a gift that will be appreciated, if you want to make a writer happy.

Here's a sample:

"Caught between the unborn and the living, a writer struggles to maintain both depth and surface."

and

on rewriting:

"Perhaps only a single blossom from the whole bouquet will bloom."

This is a very short book, but one you will revisit.