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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Stephen King - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

The author of The Stand, The Shining, and other great books shares his insights into the craft of writing, offering a breezy, humorous perspective on his own experience as a writer. 500,000 first printing. BOMC Main. QPB Alt.
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Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, 2nd Edition

Natalie Goldberg - Shambhala
Format: Paperback

For more than twenty years Natalie Goldberg has been challenging and cheering on writers with her books and workshops. In her groundbreaking first book, she brings together Zen meditation and writing in a new way. Writing practice, as she calls it, is no different from other forms of Zen practice...
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Soul at the White Heat: Inspiration, Obsession, and the Writing Life

Joyce Carol Oates - Ecco
Format: Print book

A new collection of critical and personal essays on writing, obsession, and inspiration from National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates."Why do we write?"With this question, Joyce Carol Oates begins an imaginative exploration of the writing...
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Your Turn: Ways to Celebrate Life Through Storytelling

Tyra Manning - She Writes Press
Format: Paperback

Creative expression through writing helps us uncover gems of hope and serenity, enabling us to navigate difficult times. Sharing stories with one another fills the space between us, inspires us, helps us forge stronger relationships, and teaches us that we're more alike than different....
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Anne Lamott - Anchor
Format: Paperback

From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author: An essential volume for generations of writers young and old. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this modern classic will continue to spark creative minds for years to come.For a quarter century, more than a million readers - scribes...
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Take Joy: A Writer's Guide to Loving the Craft

Jane Yolen - Writer's Digest Books
Format: Paperback

Are you a writer longing to rediscover the joy that you once had in the craft (or even find it for the first time)? In this inspiring guide, Jane Yolen, an author who has been called America's Hans Christian Andersen, shows writers how to focus on aspects of the craft that bring them...
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