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The goal of this book is to be a useful tool for aspiring writers of any level of experience. #amwriting compiles writing advice from many well-known authors and organizes them into a journal that can be accessed by anyone to advance their writing abilities. Advice from famous names like Ray Bradbury or Veronica Roth can help sharpen the reader's writing style or simply inspire creative output when needed.
List of contents
Table of ContentsForeword: Your Pen Is Mightier
Introduction: Ten Minutes, Go!
Chapter 1 Writing Tips from the Greats
Chapter 2 Accessing Your Well of Creativity
Chapter 3 The Art of Storytelling
Chapter 4 The Craft of Writing
Chapter 5 Read Your Way In
Chapter 6 Waxing Poetic
Chapter 7 Drawing Influence from Other Works of Art
Chapter 8 Writing as Medicine
Chapter 9 The Role and Responsibility of the Writer
Conclusion: Onward
About Nita Sweeney
About Brenda Knight
About the author
Brenda Knight began her career at HarperCollins, working with luminaries Paolo Coelho, Marianne Williamson, and Huston Smith. Knight was awarded IndieFab's Publisher of the Year in 2014 at the American Library Association. She is the author of
Wild Women and Books,
The Grateful Table,
Be a Good in the World, and
Women of the Beat Generation, which won an American Book Award. Knight is a poet, writer, and editor. She also serves as President of the Women's National Book Association, San Francisco Chapter, and is an instructor at the annual San Francisco Writers Conference, Central Coast Writers Conference and wherever she can be with fellow writers. She resides in San Francisco, CA.
Summary
Write Like an Expert
“This journal is a must-have for writers everywhere. With quotes from a diverse group of historical and modern authors to use as creative prompts on every page, you’ll be able to bring your writing inspiration with you wherever you go.” —Sassy Townhouse Living
#1 New Release in Quotation ReferencesFrom famous all-time-great poets like T.S. Eliot to modern creatives like Roxane Gay, the selected writing quotes in this journal aim to instruct and inspire you to become a better writer.Writing Inspiration from Incredible Authors. Gathered by Brenda Knight and writing coach Nita Sweeney, author of
Depression Hates a Moving Target,
You Should Be Writing provides you with writing wisdom from a variety of accomplished authors.
Creative Writing Practice for Every Genre. This writing journal with prompts helps you practice a wide variety of writing skills. The excerpts and prompts include:
- General advice: “Protect the time and space in which you write. Keep everybody away from it, even the people who are most important to you.” - Zadie Smith
- Helpful instructions: “If you scribble your thoughts any which way, your reader will surely feel that you care nothing about them.” - Kurt Vonnegut
- Genre-specific writing ideas and tips for particular areas of writing, such as poetry or storytelling: “For those whose bucket-list entails seeing their name on the spine of a book, it boils down to the power of persistence.” - Marlene Wagman-Geller
If you were inspired by the creative writing prompts and advice in 642 Things to Write About, Complete the Story Journal, or Piccadilly 300 Writing Prompts, you’ll love Brenda's and Nita's You Should Be Writing: A Journal of Inspiration & Instruction to Keep Your Pen Moving.
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