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Grace Is Where I Live: The Landscape of Faith & Writing
John Leax

WordFarm, 2004

great book

Haven't had a chance to read much of it yet but what I have read has been very good. Inspiring, helpful, comforting in a way
  
  











  



  
Going on Faith: Writing As a Spiritual Quest

Da Capo Press, 1999

Going on Faith is an expanded version of Spiritual Quests (1988), a collection of essays--originally a New York Public Library lecture series about religious writing--by David Bradley, Frederick Buechner, Mary Gordon, Hugh Nissenson, Allen Ginsberg, and Jarozlav Pelikan. This new edition coincides with what the book's editor, William Zinsser, calls "a new interest in matters of the ...
  
  











  



  
Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
Flannery O'Connor

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1969

" O'Connor's School For Writers"

+ Breaking O'Connor Open
+ amazing book!
+ an excellent read
+ The distinct, distinguished Catholic voice from the South
  
  











  



  
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Anne Lamott

Anchor, 1995

Pep in your step!

+ fantastic
+ Not just another how-to textbook; a must for the writer wanna-be
+ The greatest book on writing and creativity
  
  











  



  
The Elements of Style Illustrated
William Strunk Jr., E.B. White

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

Fun Addition to a Classic

+ Great Buy
+ Recommendation from my sister
+ Improve your writing
  
  











  



  
Memoirs of the Soul: Writing Your Spiritual Autobiography
Nan Phifer

Walking Stick Press, 2001

A Good Resource For Memoir Writers

+ Why this speaks to me

I was impressed with this book because it doesn't just tell how to write a memoir. It helps its readers to explore themselves in such a way their writing gains more depth. It is full of exercises that can increase the vitality and impact of one's personal writing, and can help one's writing become ...
  
  











  



  
Writing With Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process
Peter Elbow

Oxford University Press, USA, 1998

A Powerful Book

+ Writing With Power
+ Great Resource!
+ Writing with Power
+ "krakka"
  
  











  



  
How to Write a Book Proposal
Michael Larsen

Writers Digest Books, 2004

A Writer's Best Friend

+ How to Write a Book Proposal
+ This Book Helped Me Get My First Book Published
+ Five Stars!
  
  











  



  
The Soul Tells A Story: Engaging Creativity With Spirituality In The Writing Life
Vinita Hampton Wright

InterVarsity Press, 2005

A Very Useful Book

+ Great Voice, Great Advice
+ A Creative Life Can Be An Ordered One Too

Creativity and spirituality are often seen as unrelated. Vinita Hampton Wright makes the case for their intimate connectedness in "The Soul Tells a Story." As she states, "The creative process is a spiritual one, and when we receive it as such, it deepens our gifts and edifies us in general." ...
  
  











  



  
Writing With Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process
Peter Elbow

Oxford University Press, USA, 1998

A Powerful Book

+ Writing With Power
+ Great Resource!
+ Writing with Power
+ "krakka"
  
  











  



  
Memoirs of the Soul: Writing Your Spiritual Autobiography
Nan Phifer

Walking Stick Press, 2001

A Good Resource For Memoir Writers

+ Why this speaks to me

I was impressed with this book because it doesn't just tell how to write a memoir. It helps its readers to explore themselves in such a way their writing gains more depth. It is full of exercises that can increase the vitality and impact of one's personal writing, and can help one's writing become ...
  
  











  



  
Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
Flannery O'Connor

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1969

" O'Connor's School For Writers"

+ Breaking O'Connor Open
+ amazing book!
+ an excellent read
+ The distinct, distinguished Catholic voice from the South
  
  











  



  
The Elements of Style Illustrated
William Strunk Jr., E.B. White

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

Fun Addition to a Classic

+ Great Buy
+ Recommendation from my sister
+ Improve your writing
  
  











  



  
Going on Faith: Writing As a Spiritual Quest

Da Capo Press, 1999

Going on Faith is an expanded version of Spiritual Quests (1988), a collection of essays--originally a New York Public Library lecture series about religious writing--by David Bradley, Frederick Buechner, Mary Gordon, Hugh Nissenson, Allen Ginsberg, and Jarozlav Pelikan. This new edition coincides with what the book's editor, William Zinsser, calls "a new interest in matters of the ...
  
  











  



  
The Soul Tells A Story: Engaging Creativity With Spirituality In The Writing Life
Vinita Hampton Wright

InterVarsity Press, 2005

A Very Useful Book

+ Great Voice, Great Advice
+ A Creative Life Can Be An Ordered One Too

Creativity and spirituality are often seen as unrelated. Vinita Hampton Wright makes the case for their intimate connectedness in "The Soul Tells a Story." As she states, "The creative process is a spiritual one, and when we receive it as such, it deepens our gifts and edifies us in general." ...
  
  











  



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