floraelmcolone 's review for:

If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland

4.5

inspiring

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yes this book technically took me 16 months to read but that’s mostly because i found it too depressing to read while i was in grad school because it does its job very well— it motivated and inspired me to write freely, and when i didn’t have the time to do so i didn’t want to read it and not be able to act on that impulse. i love that this book is so old and still so applicable, i found ueland’s advice really helpful and invigorating for the most part.