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On Being a Writer

This book will make you feel good about being a writer, and reveal to you the writing secrets of the pros. Knowing that every writer has endured at least one frustrating setback, knowing that even really great writers suffer from grave insecurities and self doubt, knowing that others of your calling feel the same driving force to write that you do, makes it all a little more comforting. Even noble.

Culled from the pages of Writer's Digest magazine, this book features a remarkable array of intimate interviews with 31 of the greatest writers of our time. There's much to be learned from these people. They share solid technical advice on work patters, research methods, overcoming obstacles, and character development. They share their thoughts and feelings as well: the agonies and ecstasies concerning the experiences of being a writer; experiences which will be quite familiar to anyone who has ever struggled with and unbearably blank piece of paper and a painfully sharp pencil. (What a comfort to know that now-famous writers face these, too!)

Whether you're a writer struggling with your own demons, or an avid reader who has been moved by the thought-provoking writing of the masters, this book offers you much more than just a good read. For the writer, it shows you how to use these writers' experiences to progress in your own writing career, and for every reader, it provides insight into the processes that created those wonderful works that have so affected us as individuals, and as a culture.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 224
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780898795226
  • Genres
  • writing, essays
  • Release date
  • 1992