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      Books
      on the Creative Life



      Brown, Rita Mae: Starting
      From Scratch: A Different Kind of Writer's Manual

      The chapter on Anglo
      Saxon and Latin is especially useful.

      
*Cameron, Julia The Artist's Way

      New Agey and at the
      same time highly practical.

      
— , The Sound of Paper:
      Starting from Scratch

      Thoughtful, elegant,
      and inspiring mini-essays.

      
Flack, Audrey, Art &
      Soul: Notes on Creating

      Deep. The artist
      as shaman.

      
Friedman, Bonnie, Writing
      Past Dark: Envy, Fear, Distraction, and Other Dilemmas in the
      Writer's Life

      From the trenches.

      
*Goldberg, Natalie, Writing Down the
      Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

      A very popular book.
      Packed with fun writing exercises.

      
*Iglesias, Karl, The 101 Habits of
      Highly Successful Screenwriters: Insider Tips from Hollywood's
      Top Writers

      I'm not a screenwriter
      (yet), but I love this book. It was like reading about distant
      but kindred tribe. Lots of useful tips.

      
*Lamott, Anne, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions
      on Writing and Life

      Hilarious. For anyone
      at any stage in their writing.



      **Leonard, George, Mastery: The Keys to
      Success and Long-Term Fulfillment

      Zen.

      
Maisel, Eric, PhD., Fearless
      Creating: A Step-by-Step Guide to Starting and Completing Your
      Work of Art

      Dr Maisel specializes
      in helping artists, and he's a prolific writer himself. There
      is a great deal of wise advice in this book.

      
**Pressfield, Steven, The War of Art:
      Winning the Creative Battle

      The best. If you're
      blocked and you want to buy one book to help yourself, this is
      the one.

      
**Ricco, Gabriele Lusser, Writing the
      Natural Way: Using Right-Brain Techniques to Release Your Expressive
      Powers

      Revolutionary.

      
Rhodes, Richard, How to
      Write: Advice and Reflections

      Good advice from
      a highly accomplished and prolific writer.

      
*See, Carolyn, Making a
      Literary Life

      Good advice from
      another highly accomplished and prolific writer -- this one from
      LA. It's a hoot.

      
Ueland, Brenda, If You
      Want to Write: A Book About Art, Independence and Spirit

      A long-time classic.
      Very popular with many of my writing workshop participants.

      
** Top picks

      *Very highly recommended



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