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Naked, Drunk, and Writing: Shed Your Inhibitions and Craft a Compelling Memoir or Personal Essay
Adair Lara
4.09 AVERAGE
4 reviews for:
Naked, Drunk, and Writing: Shed Your Inhibitions and Craft a Compelling Memoir or Personal Essay
Adair Lara
4.09 AVERAGE
So. Books about writing are my jam. If someone wrote something cool or definitive about writing, i probably read it.
Or at least, about writing fiction. I did read a couple of books about writing memoirs and found all of them quite dull, vague, and sortof useless.
Until this one came around. I had barely read 30 pages when i realized this baby was gonna teach me how to memoir deep and hard.
It is the best. It is da bomb. It is absolutely excellent, clear, precise, to the point, and quite funny too.
Or at least, about writing fiction. I did read a couple of books about writing memoirs and found all of them quite dull, vague, and sortof useless.
Until this one came around. I had barely read 30 pages when i realized this baby was gonna teach me how to memoir deep and hard.
It is the best. It is da bomb. It is absolutely excellent, clear, precise, to the point, and quite funny too.
I liked this book, it makes me think she would be a good person to take a workshop from.
Not even really sure how I first came across this book- like...why I was even browsing books about writing technique in the first place, but for some reason I decided to grab this, and I'm happy I did.
I used to write a lot. Not exactly sure when/how/why that changed, but I haven't written anything in ages. I'm in a pretty weird season of life where things are changing (or need to change) and I need to figure out how everything is fitting together. Writing seems like a natural thing to do right now, but I always stay away from it, because it doesn't seem worth it. It's not "real" writing, and it will never be as good as anything I used to do.
Reading this book made me realize that nearly everyone feels that way, and that writing isn't about sitting down with the perfect idea and letting the perfect words come streaming out- it's about throwing ANYTHING down on paper, and then slowly, over time, chipping away at what you've got and refining it. That's so simple! That sounds like something anyone could do- even me!
So I finished the book yesterday...have I put any of it in to practice yet? Not really. I started to write a bit this morning but naturally got distracted. But I think it's given me the confidence to start approaching it. To not judge my first idea/draft/word choice/etc.
Definitely glad I picked this up, and I really hope (and intend) to put all of this information to good use!
I used to write a lot. Not exactly sure when/how/why that changed, but I haven't written anything in ages. I'm in a pretty weird season of life where things are changing (or need to change) and I need to figure out how everything is fitting together. Writing seems like a natural thing to do right now, but I always stay away from it, because it doesn't seem worth it. It's not "real" writing, and it will never be as good as anything I used to do.
Reading this book made me realize that nearly everyone feels that way, and that writing isn't about sitting down with the perfect idea and letting the perfect words come streaming out- it's about throwing ANYTHING down on paper, and then slowly, over time, chipping away at what you've got and refining it. That's so simple! That sounds like something anyone could do- even me!
So I finished the book yesterday...have I put any of it in to practice yet? Not really. I started to write a bit this morning but naturally got distracted. But I think it's given me the confidence to start approaching it. To not judge my first idea/draft/word choice/etc.
Definitely glad I picked this up, and I really hope (and intend) to put all of this information to good use!
