Learning to write starts with learning to do one big thing: pay attention to the world around you, even though just about everything in modern life makes this more difficult than it needs to be. Developing habits and practices of observing, and writing down what you notice, can be the first step away from the anxieties and doubts that can hold you back from your ultimate goal as a writer: to discover something to say and find a voice to say it in. The Writer's Eye is an inspiring guide for writers at all stages of their writing life. Based on new research into creative writers and...

Learning to write starts with learning to do one big thing: pay attention to the world around you, even though just about everything in modern life makes this more difficult than it needs to be. Developing habits and practices of observing, and writing down what you notice, can be the first step away from the anxieties and doubts that can hold you back from your ultimate goal as a writer: to discover something to say and find a voice to say it in. The Writer's Eye is an inspiring guide for writers at all stages of their writing life. Based on new research into creative writers and...