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A review by shellbellbell
Never Say You Can't Survive: How to Get Through Hard Times by Making Up Stories by Charlie Jane Anders
5.0
Disclaimers: I was given an advanced reading copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway. I also only write for fun, not professionally, and I've never read a book about about writing before so I can't really compare it to other books about writing.
That said, I think it was a great book on writing for me to start with. It's more than just some very helpful essays on how to create stories from one of my favorite authors, it also addresses why we should create stories, and how creating stories can help us get through hard times. It's part writing advice, part self help, part memoir. I already feel more inspired to create, and I feel like I have more tools at my disposal to do so.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys writing fiction, particularly if the events of 2020 made you feel like your writing didn't matter, that you should be writing something more "serious" to respond to the moment, or just sucked away all of your creative energy. Spoiler alert: write the stories that only you could write! Both you and the world may need it more than you realize.
That said, I think it was a great book on writing for me to start with. It's more than just some very helpful essays on how to create stories from one of my favorite authors, it also addresses why we should create stories, and how creating stories can help us get through hard times. It's part writing advice, part self help, part memoir. I already feel more inspired to create, and I feel like I have more tools at my disposal to do so.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys writing fiction, particularly if the events of 2020 made you feel like your writing didn't matter, that you should be writing something more "serious" to respond to the moment, or just sucked away all of your creative energy. Spoiler alert: write the stories that only you could write! Both you and the world may need it more than you realize.