Parables on the Writers craft

Books on Writing:

1. A Moveable Feast- By Ernest Hemingway (published after his death)

The book talks about his years in Paris as a young writer in Europe during the 1920s with his wife. "If the reader prefers," he wrote in a three-paragraph preface, "this book may be regarded as fiction. But there is always the chance that such a book of fiction may throw some light on what has been written as fact."

2. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft - By Stephen King (published in 2000)

This book is a memoir of the author's experiences as a writer. It is also a fondly sardonic autobiography.

3. The Elements of Style - By William Strunk Jr. & E B White (published in 1918)

This book is a prescriptive English writing style and basic grammar guide, comprising elementary rules of usage, principles of composition common mistakes, in brief a short version of the grammar book you learned in school, but more to the point as a writer.

Other books by writers on Writing, and their lives as a writer:

(Will keep adding on, as I come across them)

Only as Good as your word. By Susan Shapiro
The Writing Life by Annie Dillard - Published by Harper & Row in 1989
The Writing Trade by John Jerome
Seducing the Demon by Erica Jong
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life- Anne Lamott
How to Get Happily Published, Fifth Edition- By Judith Appelbaum

BLOGS – ON WRITING

John Grisham’s blog post, “Creating in the Dark – Your Sacred Dance”

http://marjoriemliu.com/index.php?/on-writing/

http://abundance-blog.marelisa-online.com/2009/05/24/54-tips-for-writers-from-writers/

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