Comments on: Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury

By: Mary DTP

Mary DTP — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:15:25 +0000

One of my writing favorites is “Bird by Bird” by Anne Lamott. I will third “Peace Is Every Step” by Thich Nhat Hahn, as well as another slim but powerful book by him, “The Miracle of Mindfulness.” And, finally, I’m a big Natalie Goldberg fan (Writing Down the Bowns); I prefer her “Wild Mind.”
Happy reading!
Mary

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*Great* suggestions, Mary! Thanks

By: paul of the clue-by-four

paul of the clue-by-four — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:57:01 +0000

The "drunk on writing" quote is my new fave. Second the suggestion on Thich Nhat Hanh... also, I recommend you check out Wendell Berry. paul of the clue-by-four’s last blog post..Help me help my community! Duly noted. Grazie!

By: jen of a2eatwrite

jen of a2eatwrite — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:45:30 +0000

Okay… so this is going to sound … I don’t know… something, but those books for me are Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, and the plays Much Ado About Nothing and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. For my general reading I really enjoy very contemporary books, but I find I return to these classics like old friends.

I didn’t know about this book by Bradbury. I wonder if the quote I have above my desk comes from that book. I think I’ll definitely need to check it out – I love him.

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Oh if you love Bradbury I think you’ll love this too. And I love going back to classics too…Wuthering Heights is my usual

By: Luigi

Luigi — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:01:56 +0000

Well, there’s always that most inspiring of all books: the checkbook.

I love Bradbury. Having read that book however, I hate that he sounds like his greatest problem is having too many great ideas and too much talent.

I mean, I don’t mind if somebody’s more talented then me. But he should be poite and at least pretend he’s not*that much* more talented.

I also happen to be addicted to Terry Pratchett and constantly rereading his books. He’s amazingly funny, but of course it won’t mean much to you if you don’t like fantasy. And I was very sad when I heard of his illness.

That is so very true about Bradbury’s book. I started thinking I was rather bereft of anything after a while, but still…inspiring! And thanks for the tip on Pratchett. Will check him out–I’m open to any books the first time around

By: bonggamom

bonggamom — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:52:21 +0000

I love that third quote! And good luck in the Bloggies.

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Glad you enjoyed, and thanks so much

By: Susan & GG

Susan & GG — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:47:56 +0000

Excellent post. Virginia Woolf does it for me, too. But just about anyone whom I admire. For gorgeous English prose, sentence by sentence I find Shirley Hazzard hard to beat. Have reread Transit of Venus (also Bay of Noon, The Great Fire); also her short memoir on Graham Greene (Greene on Capri). Have you read? I thought of you when espying it on table the other day. Friends of mine sent it to me when published…from Italy. Which must have cost them a fortune considering how expensive books in English are there. They lived (still have a small apt.) in Massa Lubrense.

Anyway, thanks for the Bradbury quotes…your Nutella Day exhortations have been picked up by some more bloggers over here & hoping they vote in the bloggies today. Which reminds me: I’ll go remind them!

ciao-meow!

Susan & la gattina

PS: The ‘latest’ posts are way behind so I took out Waiting in Congo…I’m days ahead. Don’t know what’s up with that…have a great evening

My goodness, all these awesome book suggestions! I’m going to have an even huger Amazon wishlist….

Thanks for your reminders too

By: LJ

LJ — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:56:01 +0000

I hadn’t heard of Ray Bradbury. Thanks for the recommendation. Looks like a good one to check out! I love Anne Lamott’s “Bird by Bird” and Natalie Goldberg’s “Writing Down the Bones”.

I’ve had both of those on my to-read list for ages and still haven’t gotten them. One day soon….

By: Beatriz

Beatriz — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:33:20 +0000

I will have to say that almost everything I read inspires me one way or another. I am not a writer, but words inspire me to paint, draw, sketch. Talking about books, I have "Who by Fire" ready to send to the sisterhood, you tell me how you want to do this. Good luck with the Bloggies! Beatriz’s last blog post..Dreamland Thanks Beatriz; I'm not actually sure where the Sisterhood is at right now, but we'll figure it out....

By: nyc/caribbean ragazza

nyc/caribbean ragazza — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:15:56 +0000

When I'm get stressed about screenwriting, I re-read William Goldman's "Adventures in the Screentrade." From the book comes one of the most quoted lines about Hollywood, "Nobody knows anything." In other words write what you want to write. No one can predict what will be a hit. Current example: Paul Bartt: Mall Cop. That movie which received scathing reviews, is a monster hit in the U.S. There are quite a few books that inspire me. I need to read more fiction. I've been on a non-fiction kick lately. nyc/caribbean ragazza’s last blog post..Octuplets. An ethical question or MYOB? Ooh I'm so glad I asked...some great suggestions here! I go on nonfiction and fiction kicks too. Funny how that works.

By: Willym

Willym — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:55:22 +0000

darn it didn’t take the tags I inclued when I posted it – very strange as they showed in the preview panel. So much for failed joke – I wrote it than edited it according to Zinnser. So that first bit shoud read:
Funny your posting this today – once a year I reread William Zinnser’s On Writing Well, one of the finest guides to non-fiction writing around. Zinners reminde me that I am baroque in my style and need to edit. Its ben my guide for the past 10 years and I’ve now gone through two copies.

Note to self: don’t try to be amusing before your first capucc….

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Hah, I definitely hear you on the cappuccino….