The Writing Life

Sometimes you randomly select a book to read when you've nothing else to do and that book hits you in the forehead and say, “Hello, you. I am exactly what you needed to hear at this exact moment.”

Writers, you should read this book. In fact, we should all read the first chapter every day before we sit down to write. And every time I have a difficult writing decision to make, I am going to ask myself, as Annie Dillard does, “Are you a woman or a mouse?”

The only problem is that now I want to go live in a cabin. Who is going to write me the inspirational writing book that describes how to carve an insanely productive and satisfying writing life between the school bells?