Comments on: 4 Essential Books on Writing for Every Writer’s Toolbox https://inkwellscholars.org/4-essential-books-on-writing-writers-toolbox/ Resources & Inspiration for Young Creative Minds Wed, 05 Apr 2023 01:39:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Linda Bumpers https://inkwellscholars.org/4-essential-books-on-writing-writers-toolbox/#comment-2131 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 19:27:30 +0000 http://inkwellscholars.org/?p=1926#comment-2131 I recommend adding two books to the list. First, ON WRITING by Stephen King. A masterpiece of writing advice. It it is one of a kind book that is part autobiographical and part writer to writer. The “story” about when King got poison ivy in a very inconvenient place on his body is the funniest thing I have ever read. Secondly, Chicken Soup for the Writers Soul by Jack Canfield, etal. Over 100 stories by well recognized authors who kept on until the made it. If you need encouragement, read a story a day. My copy of the book is almost threadbare. Can’t remember the author of it, but I have a quote on my writing office wall: WRITERS KNOW THIS SECRET. IT’S NOT WRITING THAT IS HARD, IT IS SITTING DOWN TO WRITE THAT IS HARD. Write something today! Linda Bumpers

]]> By: Nicole Bianchi https://inkwellscholars.org/4-essential-books-on-writing-writers-toolbox/#comment-2103 Sat, 14 Feb 2015 01:05:41 +0000 http://inkwellscholars.org/?p=1926#comment-2103 In reply to Steve Bohne.

Thanks for catching that, Steve! I’ve rewritten the sentence. 🙂 Hope you enjoyed the article all the same.

]]> By: Steve Bohne https://inkwellscholars.org/4-essential-books-on-writing-writers-toolbox/#comment-2102 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 20:11:47 +0000 http://inkwellscholars.org/?p=1926#comment-2102 The writer of this article might do well to read a few as well, to wit: “The book was originally written by William Strunk who taught English at Cornell. After his death, E. B. White (author of Charlotte’s Web) was asked to revise the volume…”

How could EB White revise the volume after he was dead?

OH, you mean after William Strunk’s death!

]]> By: sophiebowns https://inkwellscholars.org/4-essential-books-on-writing-writers-toolbox/#comment-1531 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 21:31:36 +0000 http://inkwellscholars.org/?p=1926#comment-1531 Aha!
This is very interesting! I need some of these books!

]]> By: Donna L. Ward https://inkwellscholars.org/4-essential-books-on-writing-writers-toolbox/#comment-1530 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:15:49 +0000 http://inkwellscholars.org/?p=1926#comment-1530 Great post of info – I do have some of these books as required when I was in college – 🙂

]]> By: Tamala Baldwin https://inkwellscholars.org/4-essential-books-on-writing-writers-toolbox/#comment-1529 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:13:29 +0000 http://inkwellscholars.org/?p=1926#comment-1529 Awesome awesome resources and what a great quote: For a man to write well, there are required three necessaries. To read the best authors, observe the best speakers: and much exercise of his own style”

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