The Practice of a Writing Life
By Robert Benson
www.robertbensonwriter.com
Publisher: Waterbrook Press 174 pages
Rating: 3 stars
There
are many other books available for writers that are similar to this book, yet
much more enjoyable. Even though it is a small book, Dancing on the Head of a Pen was a slow read for me and I didn't
learn anything new.
On the
positive side, though, the book is a good inspirational read for a writer.
Benson says that we study the habits of those who inspire us. On his list
of examples is the late Graham Greene. Perhaps Robert Benson will make it onto
the lists of those
who read this book.
One
piece of advice that I found dear to my heart is found in chapter 9. The author
recommends that writers be pack rats. Collect stuff that moves you. Also, keep
your old journals and try reading through a couple each year. Benson says his
are "reminders of forgotten bits of my life."
A
piece of advice writers hear all the time is "a writer should always be
writing." My favorite quote from the book is when Mr. Benson says, "I
want to write. I may even need to write. But I want to be read as well. I want
to be heard."
Me
too!
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