The Courage to Write
How Writers Transcend Fear
By Ralph Keyes
Henry Holt , $9.95
Paperback ISBN 0805031898, $9.95
Hardcover ISBN 080503188X, $17.95
Review by George Cowmeadow Bauman
Beginning the process of writing intimidates many writers. In The Courage to Write: How Writers Transcend Fear by Ralph Keyes, Keyes acknowledges that, for many people, writing is an anxiety-laden activity, despite the writer's talents and ambitions. He knows; he's been there . . . eight times. He's learned to harness the fear and to find courage within to face all the anxieties that come with the writing life. Keyes shares his insights with us, encouraging us to find and use the power of positive anxiety, to write beyond all those concerns, to write in the nude if it stimulates you to write at your best.
George Cowmeadow Bauman has been joyfully ruined by reading. He may be reached at booknman@aol.com.
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