The Writing Life (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Annie Doak
- First Published: 1989
- Type of Work: Inspirational guide
- Genres: Nonfiction, Parable
- Subjects: Memory, Authors or writers, Literature, Courage, Emotions, Native Americans or American Indians, Creative process, Loneliness
An analysis of The Writing Life might best begin with the author’s description of it: “This book recounts what the actual process of writing feels like—feels like inside the mind at work. It tells a complex story. It offers bits of technical information. It shows the writer teetering at the tip of the line of words. This is not a meditation… but a dispatch from the desk.”
Unlike books such as John Gardner’s On Becoming a Novelist (1983) and Brenda Ueland’s If You Want to Write (1938), which are intended primarily for aspiring literary artists,...
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