Books matching: solitary nature of writing
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'The Writing Life' by Annie Dillard is a collection of reflections on the challenging and often lonely experience of being a writer. Dillard delves into the agony and tedium of writing, highlighting the solitary nature of the craft and the relentless pursuit of perfecting sentences and characters. offers introspective musings on the writing process, interspersed with anecdotes about other writers and adventurers, ultimately providing a glimpse into the life of a writer through a series of meditative vignettes.
WHEN YOU WRITE, you lay out a line of words. The line of words is a miner’s pick, a woodcarver’s gouge, a surgeon’s probe. You wield it, and it digs a path you follow. Soon you find yourself deep in n...
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