"Give me sentences that are true,

sentences that are naked bodies.

Give me paragraphs that rush and yield

like a girl dancing alone.

Give me words that smell like autumn."

N.J. Richter



Monday, September 13, 2010

weekend reading


This weekend I read

ZEN in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury


Bradbury, as you may recall, is the author of Fahrenheit 451, which is an excellent read. This book ZAW was a collection of Bradbury's essays on writing.


It was a quick and delightful little read. 174 pages long. The best thing about this book is the very obvious joy that Bradbury takes in writing ... it fired me up!!


The book was a great reminder to me of why I love this craft ... and also an encouragement that in order to write the lovely things, you might have to write a whole load of crap first. So just keep writing.


Okay, I will. :-)

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