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The Writing Life: Writers on How They Think and Work: A Collection from the Washington Post Book World by Marie Arana
3.0
Quite a number of these short essays were a joy to read -- insightful, even revelatory windows into a writer's mind. But too many were deadly boring and self-serious, penned by writers I found myself wishing had not found pens at all.
I'm grateful to have read this; I very much enjoyed Marie Arana's brief biographies of each author, and would love a continuing series of these essays (this was published in 2003) -- but would appreciate a more discriminating editorial hand in deciding which writers should make the final cut.
I'm grateful to have read this; I very much enjoyed Marie Arana's brief biographies of each author, and would love a continuing series of these essays (this was published in 2003) -- but would appreciate a more discriminating editorial hand in deciding which writers should make the final cut.