false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167391863m/23206.jpg 23206 1 After nine months of not writing--nine months of morning sickness--Caroline Sharp had a new baby and an urge to write again. Trouble was, she was out of practice. So she devised a series of 32, mostly half-hour exercises to get her writing muscle back in shape. Thus was born <I>A Writer's Workbook</I>. In it, Sharp embraces warming up with a journal. She is personable and humorous, often returning to the subject of her addiction to coffee. Although her book is recommended in Elizabeth Gilbert's (<I>Pilgrims</I>) introduction for any reluctant writer in need of a jump-start, it seems best suited to fictioneers. "Write a character description of yourself," an early exercise suggests. "Write down as many food memories as you can recall," urges another. "Take yourself through 24 hours in your character's day," and "See if you can come up with a true list of bad behavior." While the exercises cumulatively don't help you create a greater whole, if they get you writing, they've done their job. And as you write, keep in mind: "You've got to get in the habit of harvesting all the acreage," says Sharp. "The pretty flowers are great, but the bent and twisted and screwy ones are more interesting." <I>--Jane Steinberg</I> 24198 14 6 2002 A Writer's Workbook: Daily Exercises for the Writing Life total:5|5:1|4:3|3:0|2:1|1:0| 5 19 27 1 2 0 false false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 22:53:46 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 22:54:55 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 25 20:34:58 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 20:35:01 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 04:28:02 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 04:28:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 08 18:23:19 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 18:23:23 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Oct 16 12:51:45 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 12:51:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 24 09:49:11 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 09:49:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 02 20:41:21 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 20:41:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 05 16:17:39 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 16:18:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jun 10 08:10:22 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 08:10:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat May 30 21:30:35 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 21:53:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu May 14 17:48:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 17:48:00 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Mar 16 07:46:42 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 07:46:42 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Mar 06 07:51:53 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 07:51:53 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Feb 05 10:13:37 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 10:13:37 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Dec 06 06:32:24 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 06:32:24 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Nov 27 19:22:25 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 19:22:25 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Oct 30 18:03:14 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 30 18:03:14 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Oct 12 12:23:06 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 12 12:23:06 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Aug 06 11:53:20 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 11:53:20 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri May 30 12:04:37 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 12:04:49 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=23206