48 Books on Writing for Writers

Thank you to everyone who has helped to add to this growing list. Please leave more ideas in the comments, and happy reading and writing! The Artist’s Way, by Julia Cameron Publisher Website Author Website Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, by Anne Lamott Website Bird by Bird with Annie (PBS profile) …

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The Brain Science of Cliches

Dead as a doornail. We’ve all heard the cliche, but what does reading it do to your brain? According to some neuroscience research, not much. In the AWP 2013 session “This Is Your Brain on Fiction,” Susan Hubbard discussed the 2012 New York Times article, “Your Brain on Fiction,” which references several recent studies of …

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