In truth, I’ve found that any day’s routine interruptions and distractions don’t much hurt a work in progress and may actually help it in some ways. It is, after all, the dab of grit that seeps into an oyster’s shell that makes the pearl, not pearl-making seminars with other oysters.
Stephen King - On Writing

King’s On Writing is probably my favorite writing book ever. It’s not so much a technical how to but a successful writer talking about writing in a very personal sense. I highly recommend it! He’s got a very no nonsense approach, which I appreciate. Because really, it’s all about just doing it.

Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give up
Anne Lamott

Lamott’s Bird By Bird is another book on writing I love. Also a very personal, non technical approach by a writer talking about writing.

In truth, there’s a lot of joy to the process if you realize it’s about effort and heart and realizing life is PART of the process, even when it’s an impediment.

Any favorites from your library?

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