Pressfield’s book on pursuing creativity is currently less than $6 in its electronic form, so I used my Christmas money and picked it up on the recommendation of a creative friend. My buddy owns a coffee shop, plays in bands, and generally pursues the finer things in life. A renaissance man! If he said this was worth a read, I figure it was worth a go. I’m glad I did. While there’s probably nothing groundbreaking in this book, the encouragement to create and be yourself […]
I’m a slow reader, but I usually get through seventy or eighty books a year, most fiction. I don’t read in order to study the craft; I read because I like to read
On Writing – 3/5 Stars I am late to the game on this one. I picked it up looking for some potential sections to share with my Dual Enrollment English 12 classes this fall and we begin the school year, and while I think there’s plenty of good material in here for that, the language alone (the casual sexism to boot) makes it tough. But for me the biggest issue with sharing this book with my students is that I just don’t think it would […]