tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post3976056440193602888..comments2024-03-15T13:33:48.878-04:00Comments on The Shellshank Redemption . . . : Favorite Writing BooksMadeline Mora-Summontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-58561265715428528832011-08-13T13:58:07.342-04:002011-08-13T13:58:07.342-04:00Cathy, I think I have that on my to-be-read shelf....Cathy, I think I have that on my to-be-read shelf. Me and commas have a sort of love/hate relationship. :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-43209272799595287532011-08-12T22:39:18.033-04:002011-08-12T22:39:18.033-04:00Hmmmm...most of my faves have been listed. But I d...Hmmmm...most of my faves have been listed. But I do love Eats, Shoots and Leaves. Which is technically more grammar than writing, per se. But you know, you can't write without commas, right? :-)Cathy C. Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491874468936336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-31559307494497738002011-08-12T08:27:34.113-04:002011-08-12T08:27:34.113-04:00Those are all going on my list, Milo. My bookshelv...Those are all going on my list, Milo. My bookshelves do not thank you but I do! :)Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-13494263676490221812011-08-11T18:21:29.540-04:002011-08-11T18:21:29.540-04:00I use Spilling Ink with my jr. highers, and it'...I use <i>Spilling Ink</i> with my jr. highers, and it's GREAT. <i>Stein on Writing</i> and Bradbury's <i>Zen in the Art of Writing</i> are two other good ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-28407147995842331752011-08-10T22:41:50.363-04:002011-08-10T22:41:50.363-04:00Hi, Katie! I'm going to make a note of that Ju...Hi, Katie! I'm going to make a note of that Julia Cameron book and also the one by Twyla Tharp. Thanks!Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-48066061712733860782011-08-10T10:30:02.807-04:002011-08-10T10:30:02.807-04:00I do love Julia Cameron's work - particularly ...I do love Julia Cameron's work - particularly The Sound of Paper. And Natalie Goldberg's Writing Down the Bones is one of my favorites.<br /><br />I'd also suggest Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott, and The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp. I love writing, but I also love reading about writing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-8870225992032637662011-08-09T13:41:38.312-04:002011-08-09T13:41:38.312-04:00Sally, the organizational part of me likes the ide...Sally, the organizational part of me likes the idea of a Kindle/iPad kind of thing - clean, uncluttered, etc. But the book lover in me loves seeing all the book spines and being able to pick up a book and revisit favorite characters and stories or to meet new ones.Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640755272364792151.post-12275572431729602652011-08-09T12:20:48.927-04:002011-08-09T12:20:48.927-04:00I love books but hate to move them and I've mo...I love books but hate to move them and I've moved many times. I'm loving the e-book concept. I have culled my favorite reads down to a manageable pile. Of those I search to find what they are doing that captures me.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05758737470750841665noreply@blogger.com