Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You

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"Every morning I jump out of bed and step onxA0;xA0;a land mine. The land mine is me. After thexA0;xA0;explosion, I spend the rest of the day putting thexA0;xA0;pieces back together. Now, it's your turn. Jump!"xA0;xA0;Zest. Gusto. Curiosity. These are the qualitiesxA0;xA0;every writer must have, as well as a spirit ofxA0;xA0;adventure. In this exuberant book, the incomparablexA0;xA0;Ray Bradbury shares the wisdom, experience, andxA0;xA0;excitement of a lifetime of writing. Here arexA0;xA0;practical tips on the art of writing from a master ofxA0;xA0;the craft-everything from finding original ideas toxA0;xA0;developing your own voice and style-as well as thexA0;xA0;inside story of Bradbury's own remarkable careerxA0;xA0;as a prolific author of novels, stories, poems,xA0;xA0;films, and plays. Zen In The Art OfxA0;xA0;Writing is more than just a how-to manual for thexA0;xA0;would-be writer: it is a celebration of the act ofxA0;xA0;writing itself that will delight, impassion, andxA0;xA0;inspire the writer in you. In it, BradburyxA0;xA0;encourages us to follow the unique path of our instinctsxA0;xA0;and enthusiasms to the place where our inner geniusxA0;xA0;dwells, and he shows that success as a writerxA0;xA0;depends on how well you know one subject: your ownxA0;xA0;life.