 | Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
Buy new: £13.95 / Used from: £0.33 This woman is seriously funny and also has a lot of very sensible things to say about getting the work done. She invented 's***y first drafts' which are a very useful thing to do.
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 | If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit by Brenda Ueland
Buy used from: £6.78 A classic, written in 1938 and full of passion and wise words. I would have loved to have had Brenda living down the road so I could pop in for cups of tea.
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 | Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Naimark-Goldberg
Buy used from: £0.32 Very easily digestible and with some good practical tips
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 | Becoming a Writer by Dorothea Brande
Buy used from: £4.78 Another classic, and very encouraging.
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 | The Artist's Way: A Course in Discovering and Recovering Your Creative Self by Julia Cameron
Buy new: £7.79 / Used from: £4.64 A cult book on how to unblock your creativity.
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 | The Writing Life by Annie Dillard
Buy new: £7.23 / Used from: £0.83 A bit scary, but beautifully written
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