WRITING INSPIRATION TO GET YOU GOING!
Whether you are new to writing or an experienced veteran, when the going gets tough, this wonderful book by acclaimed author Susan Gabriel will provide you with writing inspiration, writing tools and tips, and encouragement to get going again and keep going.?
In addition to sharing from her own experience as a writer for over 15 years, Gabriel also reflects on thoughts and experiences from a wide variety of writers and other inspiring people including Anne Lamott, Natalie Goldberg, Annie Dillard, Virginia Woolf, Harriet Tubman, Ursula Le Guin, Barbara Kingsolver, Kathryn Hackett, Hillary Clinton, Alice Munro, Jane Austen, Maya Angelou, Fran Lebowitz, Brene Brown, Emily Dickinson, Anne Tyler, Harper Lee, Elizabeth George, Nora Ephron, Gail Godwin, May Sarton, Willa Cather, Marianne Williamson, Carson McCullers, Sue Monk Kidd, Alice Walker, Louise Erdrich, Geena Davis, Martha Beck, Mary Oliver, Elizabeth Gilbert, Tina Fey and others.?
You might have enjoyed The Artist's Way, but whether you have or not, if you are looking for writing inspiration and writing tools to help you get started, you'll enjoy the wide ranging and inspiring essays, including:
* Where ideas come from
* The art of shitty first drafts
* A lesson from Tina Fey
* 101 excuses why people don't write
* Writers who are also mothers
* Kill your darlings
* What writers can learn from coyotes
* It's never too late to start your writing career?
and much more.?
Do one thing every day that scares you. - Eleanor Roosevelt?
When your heart speaks, take good notes. - Judith Campbell?
I grapple with having equal proportions of narcissism and low self-esteem. - Anne Lamott
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