How to Write

How to Write

Advice and Reflections

by Richard Rhodes

1995

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Uniquely fusing practical advice on writing with his own insights into the craft, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes constructs beautiful prose about the issues would-be writers are most afraid to articulate: How do I dare write? Where do I begin? What do I do with this story I have to tell that fills and breaks my heart? Rich with personal vignettes about Rhode's sources of inspiration, How to Write is also a memoir of one of the most original and celebrated writers of our day.

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    How does Richard Rhodes’s blending of practical writing advice with personal memoir shift your expectations of what a "how-to" book on writing should be?

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    Rhodes addresses the paralyzing question of "how do I dare write?"—how does the book help demystify the psychological and emotional barriers that prevent people from starting their creative projects?

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    In what ways does Rhodes use his own life experiences and sources of inspiration to illustrate the mechanical and artistic truths of the writing craft?

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