My Thoughts On… On Writing by George V. Higgins

There is no such thing as too many books on writing—or more specifically, on being a writer.

Yes, there are countless books on grammar, style and punctuation. Books on words: antonyms, synonyms, definitions. Books on book writing, book publishing and book marketing. (I have written two myself!)

And after a certain point, when you’re standing in front of a real or virtual selection of books on the craft, you might ask yourself, Do I really need another one?

If one of your choices happens to be On...