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• Writer's Gym

  Exercises and Training Tips for Writers

  Clark, Eliza

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  Quick and simple exercises to get your creative juices flowing.

• The Right to Write

  An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life

  Cameron, Julia

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  Enjoy writing as a natural, joyful process, instead of adhering to staunch rules and writing methods which stifle creativity. Uses illustrative stories and the author's personal writing techniques to unlock your creative powers.

• The Art of Making Memories

  How to Create and Remember Happy Moments

  Wiking, Meik

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  Not exactly about journaling but it is about how to make memories that could serve as the basis for journal entries or creative writing. Combining research on happiness and mnemonics, the author explores how peak experiences are made,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Art of Slow Writing

  Reflections on Time, Craft, and Creativity

  DeSalvo, Louise A., 1942-

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  A lovely, unhurried, meditative approach to writing that is truly the antidote to our 24/7 constant rush of a world.

• On Writing

  a Memoir of the Craft

  King, Stephen, 1947-

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  Written largely while recovering from an accident, the first part of the book is memoir, the second part answers the questions King hears from aspiring writers, as well as the questions they should be asking, but don't.

• Help! for Writers

  210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces

  Clark, Roy Peter

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  What are the 21 most urgent problems that writers face? Read this book and learn 10 short solutions to each problem. For example: Out of ideas? Read posters, billboards, and graffiti. Can't bear to edit yourself? Watch the deleted scenes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Make Your Own Ideabook

  Create Handmade Art Journals and Bound Keepsakes to Store Inspiration and Memories

  Nerjordet, Arne, 1963-

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  Shows you creative ways to turn your ideas and journalling into inspired works of art.

• Page Fright

  Foibles and Fetishes of Famous Writers

  Bruce, Harry, 1934-

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  A witty round-up of writers' habits throughout history giving insights into what writers really do when they're working: whether it's lounging in the bathtub, writing longhand on legal pads, or drinking heavily.

• The Best of Writers & Company

  Wachtel, Eleanor

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  Fans of the CBC show, Writers and Co. will love this book filled with interviews with writers who share their views on process, the writing life, and the hazards of literary fame.

• Finding the Words

  Writers on Inspiration, Desire, War, Celebrity, Exile, and Breaking the Rules

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  Thirty-one well-known writers share deeply personal discoveries and stories that will surprise, delight, and stir the mind and heart. Includes pieces by Gord Downie, David Chariandy, Elizabeth Hay, Guy Gavriel Kay, Heather O'Neill and many…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Writer's Library

  the Authors You Love on the Books That Changed Their Lives

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  Written by "America's Librarian," Nancy Pearl, this is a collection of conversations with today's living literary legends about the books that changed their lives, made them think, and brought them joy