I’ve done so much reading on writing lately, I feel like I’ve been taking a writing class. Here are some of the better books I’ve read, in case you’re interested:

1) On Writing: A Memoir on Craft, by Stephen King
2) Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, by Natalie Goldberg
3) Bird by Bird; Some Instructions on Writing and Life, by Anne Lamott
4) The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity, by Julia Cameron
5) Your Book Starts Here, by Mary Carroll Moore
And a handful of memoirs.

All of these books (other than Your Book Starts Here) are things I’ve read before. But reading them all together, one right after the other, while taking extensive notes along the way, and putting things directly into practice has been interesting. And eye-opening. I feel like something’s being birthed in me. I just wish I didn’t have to juggle it all with my job. But I’m not in a position where I can retire yet. So the juggling will continue for a while.

I do get random days off, though. Tomorrow is one of them, so I hope to get some writing/reading/editing/exploring done. 🙂 And I think it’s time to call my publisher again to see about getting those book rights back.