tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post6780720494111840786..comments2024-03-06T04:22:42.200-06:00Comments on Readerbuzz: Nonfiction November Be the Expert: My List of the Best Books for Writers About WritingDeb Nance at Readerbuzzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-29693327021079505952018-11-17T10:59:16.183-06:002018-11-17T10:59:16.183-06:00Lovely list! The ones I know make me want to read ...Lovely list! The ones I know make me want to read the rest. The Annie Dillard is so good. <br /><br />Thinking about your list made me go back to Rollo May's The Courage to Create. He's very good on the psychological aspects. In fact, browsing it, I think I've talked myself into rereading it. Again.<br /><br />I also liked for technical questions How Fiction Works by James Wood.<br /><br />Good luck with your NaNoWriMo!reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-67244547320533710142018-11-15T00:50:25.899-06:002018-11-15T00:50:25.899-06:00Stephen King's On Writing is really good, and ...Stephen King's On Writing is really good, and I keep wanting to read Mary Karr's The Art of Memoir. I read the Goldberg and Zinsser way back in college for a creative writing course. And now I want to look for the Kalman illustrated edition of the Strunk and White! Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296827820807569574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-35751767058829376132018-11-13T07:49:52.302-06:002018-11-13T07:49:52.302-06:00Wow. What a lovely contribution you have made to m...Wow. What a lovely contribution you have made to my post. Now I must be off to take a look for these books.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-2834748426380035532018-11-13T07:46:20.882-06:002018-11-13T07:46:20.882-06:00It is always lovely to find someone who loves the ...It is always lovely to find someone who loves the same books you do.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-90599028620538479612018-11-12T15:32:32.731-06:002018-11-12T15:32:32.731-06:00I loved your list of lists. I went through several...I loved your list of lists. I went through several of them, and I know and love many of the same books you do. Other Women's Storieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01208560495832650955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-87759536777753462992018-11-12T10:09:37.250-06:002018-11-12T10:09:37.250-06:00The most recent non-fiction book I have read was B...The most recent non-fiction book I have read was Beneath the Scarlet Sky and I cried during some of it. It was to real for me. Anything about Wars is to read for me. So many people that have died. It is just a tragedy. Have a great week.<br /><br />Mary <a href="https://stackingmybookshelves.blogspot.com/2018/11/sunday-roundup-of-books-week-44.html" rel="nofollow">#SundayRoundup #44</a>!Mary @ StackingMyBookShelves!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07510254497363581723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-23527246417520394272018-11-12T09:13:30.686-06:002018-11-12T09:13:30.686-06:00What kinds of nonfiction are you most familiar wit...What kinds of nonfiction are you most familiar with? Probably books on writing, biographies and memoirs, and some histories of the region I live in, the Caribbean, and some other regions (as I tend to read something of wherever I land). Though I prefer reading fiction (of various places and people), in general.<br />Are you a writer? Have you read any of these? I am a writer, yes (my books are The Boy from Willow Bend, Dancing Nude in the Moonlight: 10th Anniversary Edition and Other Writings, Oh Gad!, Musical Youth, With Grace, and Lost! A Caribbean Sea Adventure – different genres – adult to children’s fiction; hope you and your readers will check one or more of them out). From your list, I have read Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within by Natalie Goldberg, and The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White (I don’t think mine was illustrated though).<br />Do you have any books to add to my list? Writing Fiction by Janet Burraway has been my bible and I’m also especially fond of On Writing by Stephen King and Create Dangerously by Edwidge Dandicat. I’ve also found Brian Kitely’s 3 A. M. Epiphany helpful. Reading the World: Confessions of a Literary Traveler by Ann Morgan (not a book on writing but a book of the world of writing), Writing down the Vision: Essays and Prophecies by Kei Miller, The Writer on Her Work edited by Janet Sternburg; I’d even add Dispatches from the Edge by Andersoon Cooper (about feature reporting), and In Search of Our Mother’s Gardens and Living by the Word by Alice Walker.<br />Joannehttp://jhohadli.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-87624506622348469292018-11-11T20:06:36.048-06:002018-11-11T20:06:36.048-06:00This is such a great list! I'd be interested i...This is such a great list! I'd be interested in your Armchair Foodie Travel books, too. :)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-2914008369341765062018-11-11T11:46:57.672-06:002018-11-11T11:46:57.672-06:00I don't have certain topics that I like best i...I don't have certain topics that I like best in non-fiction as long as they are narrative.Helen's Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404788769349792460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-18922449051234017902018-11-11T10:46:20.679-06:002018-11-11T10:46:20.679-06:00Thanks for sharing those books...and my nonfiction...Thanks for sharing those books...and my nonfiction reading leans toward memoirs. Especially written by authors or celebrities. Sometimes I gravitate toward political tomes, especially those that reveal corruption.<br /><br />Enjoy your reading, and here are <a href="http://laurelrainsnow.wordpress.com/2018/11/10/weekly-updates-anticipating-good-days-ahead//" rel="nofollow"> MY WEEKLY UPDATES </a><br /><br />Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-26474236183741976262018-11-11T10:11:16.015-06:002018-11-11T10:11:16.015-06:00I am not a writer, but I have read Bird by Bird (L...I am not a writer, but I have read Bird by Bird (Lamott), which I thought was very good.<br /><br />I love your list with all the links and will bookmark this page for future reference. You are a nonfiction expert and a great resource! Thanks, Deb.Les in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15053880852764886416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-27581171247530186272018-11-11T09:46:55.208-06:002018-11-11T09:46:55.208-06:00I'm not a writer but here is one which appeale...I'm not a writer but here is one which appealed to me. I read much more fiction. I hope links are ok? This is the goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39934.Reading_Like_a_Writer<br /><br />Anne - Books of My HeartNorthwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15183347776053575038noreply@blogger.com