Note: Besides the books that are reviewed below,
there are a number of other worthwhile books concerning the art of
writing that are mentioned on our
Writing Prompts page.
This book will open up your creative life - whether it's
writing, painting, music, or homemaking. If nothing else, try the morning
pages and the Artist's Date. Discover the true power of your creativity. This
is a do book, not a think book. If you're not ready to do it, your creative
harvest will be proportionally smaller.
The Artist's Way
by Julia Cameron
Deep Writing:
7 Principles that Bring Ideas to Life
by Eric Maisel
The twenty-five frames for understanding responses
or criticism of your writing are worth the whole book, but many writers find
the chapters on "Honoring the Process" and "Befriending the Work"
especially helpful, too.
Wild Mind: Living The Writer's
Life
by Natalie Goldberg
Check out her "Rules of Writing Practice"
and try out the exercises. Her advice is practical and will help you keep your
hand moving and your internal editor in a state of suspended animation.