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While rousing thousands to take up the pen or keyboard, “If You Want to Write” has also inspired countless others to become more artistic, more optimistic, and more charged with possibility. This tenth anniversary edition is an acknowledgement of the power that books have to change lives.

If You Want To Write

A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit

$37.94

  • Paperback

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    2 August 2007

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Summary

In her 93 remarkable years, Brenda Ueland published six million words. She said she had two rules she followed absolutely: to tell the truth and not to do anything she didn’t want to do. Her integrity shines throughout her bestselling classic on teh process of writing - a book that has inspired thousands to discover, or rediscover, their own creativity. Carl Sandburg called it the best book ever written about how to write.”

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781555974718
ISBN-10:1555974716
Author:Brenda Ueland
Publisher:Graywolf Press,U.S.
Imprint:Graywolf Press,U.S.
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:192
Edition:2nd
Release Date:2 August 2007
Weight:221g
Dimensions:133mm x 202mm
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B-Format
If You Want To Write by Brenda Ueland - ISBN: 9781555974718
133 × 202 mm
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A4
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

“I was with [Ueland] right up to the end and wanted to shout, ‘Amen.’” –Andrei Codrescu, NPR

“I only have to read a few sentences and I am infected with the desire to follow her.” –The Women’s Review of Books

About The Author

Brenda Ueland

BRENDA UELAND (1891-1985) spent many years living in New York, where she was part of the Greenwich Village bohemian crowd. She received an international swimming record for over-eighty-year-olds and was knighted by the King of Norway.

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