But we must try to find our True Conscience, our True Self, the very Center, for this is the only first-rate choice-making center. Here lies all originality, talent, honor, truthfulness, courage and cheerfulness. Here lies the ability to choose the good and the grand, the true and the beautiful. In her ninety-three remarkable years, Brenda Ueland published six million words. She said she had two rules she followed absolutely: to tell the truth, and not to do anything she didn't want to do. Her integrity shines throughout If You Want to...
But we must try to find our True Conscience, our True Self, the very Center, for this is the only first-rate choice-making center. Here lies ...
In If You Want to Write, Brenda Ueland sets forth not just a philosophy about how to write or how to create, but also about how to live. Beginning writers will certainly be encouraged by Ueland's words, but even the most experienced have much to glean from Ueland's simple wisdom. -Everybody,- writes Ueland in the opening chapter, -is talented, original, and has something important to say.-
In If You Want to Write, Brenda Ueland sets forth not just a philosophy about how to write or how to create, but also about how to live. Beginning wri...
"Todo el mundo es talentoso, original y tiene algo que decir...." Asi comienza el clasico de Brenda Ueland sobre la escritura y el proceso creativo.
Carl Sandburg lo llamo "El mejor libro jamas escrito acerca de como escribir."
Este libro es eso y mucho mas. Habla de tener valores, de creer (en la imaginacion y en su relacion con la integridad personal) y sobre la valentia de llegar a entenderte y dejar improntas sobre el papel. Brenda dijo: "Siempre que hablo de "escribir" me refiero tambien a cualquier cosa que ames y quieras hacer o crear... Debes estar seguro de que tu imaginacion...
"Todo el mundo es talentoso, original y tiene algo que decir...." Asi comienza el clasico de Brenda Ueland sobre la escritura y el proceso creativo. <...
"The best book ever written about how to write."-Carl SandburgBrenda Ueland has inspired thousands to take pen to paper through her classic book, If You Want to Write. She has moved countless to become more artistic, optimistic, and charged with possibility. Ueland's charismatic personality and encouragement that "everybody is talented, original and has something important to say," have made her a favorite among fans ranging from creative writing students to computer programmers.For most, the hardest part of writing is overcoming the mountain of self-denial that weighs upon the spirit, always...
"The best book ever written about how to write."-Carl SandburgBrenda Ueland has inspired thousands to take pen to paper through her classic book, If Y...
2011 Reprint of 1938 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Ueland published two books during her life. The first was "If You Want to Write," first published in 1938. In this book, she shares her philosophies on writing and life in general. She stresses the idea that "Everyone is talented, original, and has something important to say." Drawing heavily on the work and influence of William Blake, she suggests that writers should "Try to discover your true, honest, un-theoretical self." She sums up her book with 12 points to keep in...
2011 Reprint of 1938 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Ueland published two books dur...
"With ME, Brenda Ueland wrote a true book and it is her masterpiece."--Patricia Hampl, from the introduction
In work, in play, in marriage, in bringing up her daughter, in her reading (she says she was much influenced by Van Gogh's letters), in the real pressure of experience, the author passed from adolescence to maturity and found her own way to fullness in life.
Brenda Ueland (1891-1985) was the author of three best-selling books: If You Want to Write, ME, and Strength to Your Sword Arm: Selected Writings (Holy Cow Press).
"With ME, Brenda Ueland wrote a true book and it is her masterpiece."--Patricia Hampl, from the introduction
