false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171501770m/103761.jpg 103761 9 "Every morning I jump out of bed and step on  a land mine. The land mine is me. After the  explosion, I spend the rest of the day putting the  pieces back together. Now, it's your turn. Jump!"  Zest. Gusto. Curiosity. These are the qualities  every writer must have, as well as a spirit of  adventure. In this exuberant book, the incomparable  Ray Bradbury shares the wisdom, experience, and  excitement of a lifetime of writing. Here are  practical tips on the art of writing from a master of  the craft-everything from finding original ideas to  developing your own voice and style-as well as the  inside story of Bradbury's own remarkable career  as a prolific author of novels, stories, poems,  films, and plays. <i>Zen In The Art Of  Writing</i> is more than just a how-to manual for the  would-be writer: it is a celebration of the act of  writing itself that will delight, impassion, and  inspire the writer in you. In it, Bradbury  encourages us to follow the unique path of our instincts  and enthusiasms to the place where our inner genius  dwells, and he shows that success as a writer  depends on how well you know one subject: your own  life. 2183601 1989 Zen in the Art of Writing total:827|5:292|4:297|3:186|2:47|1:5| 827 3305 1309 88 0 1 false false Thu Aug 23 13:46:34 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 16 13:45:58 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 16 13:47:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false true Sun Mar 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 18:40:17 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 09 13:33:24 -0700 2008
With regards to content, there is a short introduction, 11 essays on writing, and 1 area of poems. There is a lot of general ideas on writing development, enjoyment and appreciation on writing. Ray...more...]]> 4 6 false false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 13:35:30 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 17:31:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 19:37:33 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 20:56:53 -0700 2009
"If anything is taught here, it is simply the charting of the life of someone who started out to somewhere--and went."

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