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Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird: Some instructions on writing and life is necessary for anyone who aspires to write for his own inner peace. Extremely entertaining, and with this basic instruction always in mind, Anne Lamott offers us a gift: a step-by-step guide on how to write and on how to manage the writer’s life. Although published in 1994, this book is timeless and a valuable piece of written words, exhibited rationally and with a humorous approach to the hardships she faced in her attempt to become a published author. Lamar offer various advisory pieces that anyone interested in becoming a writer will like to adapt and get inspired. Starting from her basic advice to any writer which is ‘to write daily at least an […]
BOOK REVIEW: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott Posted April 24, 2015 by @amanhimself in Books, Reviews / 0 Comments Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird: Some instructions on writing and life is necessary for anyone who aspires to write for his own inner peace. Extremely entertaining, and with this basic instructio
Book Review: A Writer’s Diary by Virginia Woolf Posted April 2, 2015 by @amanhimself in Books, Reviews / 0 Comments There are few writers who write their diaries in a fashion of self-talking. Just to clear one’s mind from all the wandering thoughts. I think, that one of the sole purpose of keeping a
Book Review: How Proust Can Change Your Life? by Alain de Botton Posted March 3, 2015 by @amanhimself in Reviews / 0 Comments Alain de Botton’s How Proust Can Change Your Life? tries to find an inspiration and explore various themes out of Proust’s essays, letters, and his fictional work. It’s a cle
Stephen King On Writing Posted February 25, 2015 by @amanhimself in Books, Essay, Reviews / 0 Comments Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is a part memoir, part writing manual, and part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and pr
BOOK REVIEW: SEEN READING Posted June 13, 2013 by @amanhimself in Non-Fiction, Reviews / 0 Comments Seen Reading by Julie Wilson Why I read this book? I like the idea it expresses, a bit, but I liked the cover most. It is an exceptional work, exceptional and a great concept. The concept of sightseei