For Writers Only: Inspiring Thoughts on the Exquisite Pain and Heady Joy of the

Description: For Writers Only by Sophy Burnham Burnham has collected the thoughts of some of the greatest writers and laced them with her own observations and experiences of the writers life. With an emphasis on the emotions that writing wrings from those who practice it, she 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. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description If you are looking for guidance on how to craft a sentence or find a literary agent this book is not for you. Rather, here is a map for traveling the emotion-laden path that is the creative process. In For Writers Only, bestselling author and playwright, Sophy Burnham weaves the insights of some of the greatest writers with her own observations and experiences to provide inspiration and encouragement for writers everywhere.Burnham wrote this book for herself when she was in a particularly dark period, unable to get any of her work published. She wanted to know, how did the Great Masters, the immortals, do it? How did they combat discouragement, despair, rejection, dismissal, defeat? Did they write every day? What counsel and advice did they have to offer? In this book, you will discover the strange places authors have found they work best (Agatha Christie plotted her books in her bathtub, eating apples); the surprising diversions they use to escape the project they are working on (Anne Beattie used to vacuum rather than write); and why Faulkner famously asserted, "If a story is in you, it has got to come out."The truth is that the act of being creative is a difficult-even violent-process. Whether you read this book in one gulp from cover to cover, or simply pick it and read a few pages at those times when your are blocked, you will find yourself renewed, restored, re-heartened, and ready to race back to your own writing, your creative center. Author Biography Sophy Burnham is the author of twelve books, eight plays, and numerous essays, articles, profiles, and pieces of investigative journalism. Her books have appeared on the New York Times, Washington Post, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists, and she has appeared on such esteemed television shows as Oprah, Larry King Live, The Today Show, and Good Morning America. Burnham currently divides her time between Washington, D.C. and Taos, New Mexico. Details ISBN1585429120 Author Sophy Burnham Short Title FOR WRITERS ONLY Pages 224 Language English ISBN-10 1585429120 ISBN-13 9781585429127 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 808.02 Residence Washington, DC, US Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-12-29 Imprint TarcherPerigee Subtitle Inspiring Thoughts on the Exquisite Pain and Heady Joy of the Writing Life from Its Great Practitioners Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2011-12-29 NZ Release Date 2011-12-29 US Release Date 2011-12-29 UK Release Date 2011-12-29 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:45343690;

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