Becoming A Writer: Dorothea Brande [Book About The Writing And The Creative Process] [Paperback]

Becoming A Writer is a paperback for anyone trying to think more clearly about money, work or habits. Runs to about 88 pages, so it's short enough to finish, and useful enough that you'll probably underline a few pages.

What it's about

From the Author of Books like: Wake Up and Live! How to Wake Up and Live: A Formula for Success that Works, Becoming the Fiction Storyteller of Your Dreams. Refreshingly slim, beautifully written and deliciously elegant, Dorothea Brande's Becoming a Writer remains evergreen decades after it was first written. Brande believed passionately that although people have varying amounts of talent, anyone can write. It's just a question of finding the “writer's magic”–a degree of which is in us all. She also insists that writing can be both taught and learned. So she is enraged by the pessimistic authors of so many writing books who rejoice in trying to put off the aspiring writer by constantly stressing how difficult it all is. With close reference to the great writers of her day–Wolfe, Forster, Wharton and so on–Brande gives practical but inspirational advice about finding the right time of day to write and being very self-disciplined about it–“You have decided to write at four o'clock, and at four o'clock you must write.” She's strong on confidence building and there's a lot about cheating your unconscious which will constantly try to stop you writing by coming up with excuses. Then there are exercises to help you get into the right frame of mind and to build up writing stamina. She also shows how to harness the unconscious, how to fall into the “artistic coma,” then how to re-emerge and be your own critic. This is Dorothea Brande's legacy to all those who have ever wanted to express their ideas in written form. A sound, practical, inspirational and charming approach

Book details

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• Pages: 88
• Publisher: DD Books
• Category: Personal Growth

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