Writers on Writing

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Anne Lamott
Lamott's advice guides readers on overcoming writer's block: not just word by word but, more creatively, "bird by bird."
© 1994

The Writing Life
Annie Dillard
Well-known author Annie Dillard offers advice, anecdotes, and metaphors through which to understand a writer's world.
© 1990

One Writer's Beginnings
Eudora Welty
Based on three 1983 lectures on writing by one of the foremost American authors of the twentieth century, these pieces combine autobiography with a serious consideration of the writing process.
© 1995

On the Teaching of Creative Writing
Wallace Stegner
Distills Stegner's insights on teaching and practicing creative writing into one slender volume.
© 1997

Stein on Writing
Sol Stein
The accomplished writer/editor Sol Stein details a comprehensive method for writing successful fiction and non-fiction. Offers a lively and vivid discussion of style in prose writing.
© 1995