On Becoming a Novelist, (Paperback)

from clothingoptional

I've been writing daily for 15 years and I love this book. Not because I agree with everything Gardner says, but because he tells you up front that writing is hard work...

from devilwrites

No writer should go without reading this book. It focuses on the kinds of things that makes good writing actual literary writing, and it makes you think about your craft.

from LaurieRKing

Sensible yet subtle, one could only wish his novels were as readable. (You have to wonder what his first drafts looked like, before the wrtiting teacher's heavy editorial hand descended.)

from louis.arata

About 15-20 years ago, I read other Gardner works: Grendel, Freddie's Book, and Nickel Mountain, as well as The Art of Fiction. I confess I'm intimidated by Gardner. I want to like his work more th...