Subject Tag: self-help

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

Filed under: Nonfiction, Reviews

Any blocked artist, be he or she a painter, writer, or actor, can benefit from the positive course of action suggested by Julia Cameron in The Artist’s Way. The Artist’s Way is the most powerful call for self-nurturing and creativity that I’ve ever read. I wish I’d found it years ago, because I feel it [...]

On Writing by Stephen King

Filed under: Biography/Memoir, Nonfiction, Pondering Writing Styles, Reviews

At age five, my mother was my scribe as I wrote my first book (”The Three Little Pigs”). Since then, I have wanted to be a writer.
I picked up Stephen King’s memoir, On Writing, because it seems to be a commonly recommended book for aspiring writers. I’ve never read any Stephen King. I am not [...]

Home Buying for Dummies and Three Other Books

Filed under: Reference Books, Reviews

We found out two weeks ago that we’re moving back to the USA (from Australia) next month. I began the process of searching online for an apartment we might want to rent. Our former home was one bedroom: we are now a family of three. That won’t work.
Lo and behold, I found that buying a [...]

A Circle of Quiet by Madeleine L’Engle

Filed under: Biography/Memoir, Reviews

Madeleine L’Engle’s first memoir, A Circle of Quiet, is a different kind of book. The back cover of my copy calls it “Spirituality/Autobiography,” but this isn’t your typical spiritual tome or autobiography. For me, it was a subtle encouragement to write, because I can and I want to.

Booking Through Thursday: Manual Labor

Filed under: Libraries, Meme, Pondering Reading, Writing about Reading

Writing guides, grammar books, punctuation how-tos . . . do you read them? Not read them? How many writing books, grammar books, dictionaries – if any – do you have in your library?

The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko

Filed under: Nonfiction, Reviews

What is Wealth?
At my mother’s suggestion, I listened to the abridged version (144 minutes) of The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley and William D. Danko (published 1998) rather than the 18-hour version. In some ways, it still was too long. You get the main idea from the beginning.
Since, like most people, I wouldn’t mind [...]

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