title: Writing Past Dark: Envy, Fear, Distraction and Other Dilemmas in the Writer's Life
author:  Bonnie Friedman 
description: "<b>A wonderful book, profoundly honest, intelligent, and beautifully written</b>... Each of the eight essays in the collection addresses a specific theme, ranging from the pitfalls of envy to the paralysis of success. The depth of Friedman's inquiry is factual as well as personal... Humor abounds in this bold and generous book... We cannot read this collection and come away unmoved." - <i>Harvard Review</i><br /><br />"The caliber of Friedman's craft itself is <b>instructive and invigorating</b> -- better than even Annie Dillard's in The Writing Life." -- <i>The Columbus Dispatch</i><br /><br />"[A] slim, excellent book on the emotional aspects of the writer's vocation . . . <b>intimate, honest, liberating</b>." - <i>The Forward</i><br /><br />"If you think writing is a lonely task and you can afford one book, buy this one." - <i>Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft</i> (Addison Wesley)<br /><br />"<b>[I]lluminates with clarity and inventiveness</b> what it actually feels like to devote one's time and purpose to the . . . art of writing. One of the striking differences between this book and others on the subject is Friedman's aboveboard approach. All of her doors stay open; she is immediately and always intimate. . . Friedman's enlightenments are delightful to read . . . [She] extends a warm hand and some welcome encouragement." -- <i>The Georgia Review</i>
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  Perceptions
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  A Sense of Turmoil
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Wendy Soliman
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Perceptions Book 5
  
  
  
  
  
  A Sense of Turmoil
  
  
  Copyright © Wendy Soliman 2019
  
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