As I am writing this it is 11:59pm so, technically, I am still on time for today. As it turns out, I left my notebook with Part II in it at work so I guess you will just have to wait for that. In it's stead, I guess I will talk about some amazing books that I would recommend for any aspiring writers out there.
The first one is by my all-time favorite author, Stephen King. It is called On Writing. It is entertaining, informative and challenging. Even if you are not a fan of his novels or his style or his genre (or his language sometimes), if you are an aspiring writer, I would highly recommend you get this book and read it. Then put it into practice.
The second book is by Natalie Goldberg and it is called Writing Down the Bones. This book encourages creativity and gives you permission to write whatever...as long as you just WRITE. She gives practical, almost elementary, advice on how to hone your writing skills and develop your style. Some of the information is "face-palm" material (meaning, when you read it, you will hit yourself in the head for not thinking of it yourself).
One book I have not read yet (but plan to soon) that I have heard is great also is The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White. One of the things this book tells the reader/writer to do is to "Omit needless words." In the spirit of that advice, these three books are all quite short - very non-threatening. If you want to learn how to write better but want to spend your time writing, not reading, you will be pleasantly surprised at these information-packed quick reads.
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