Ten of the Best Books on Writing | Reading Room | Faber Academy

Sometimes writing is a chore, for sure, but sometimes it is an uncontrollable urge and the antidote to pain.

Writing can be a lonely endeavor. When your friends don’t understand your fascination with the voices in your head, family members give you blank looks as you try to describe your plot, and when you do finally finish your book, no one buys it, that can be crushing. Many authors quit before they’ve really gotten started.

ten principles of creativity: attention, wonder, vision, surprise, play, vulnerability, restlessness, connection, tenacity, and hope.