"I
have to tell you again how much we have enjoyed The Writer's
Life. Over the holidays, we had several friends staying with
us, and we spent an evening handing it around and reading from
it out aloud. You've never heard so much exclaiming! One
memorable moment: Someone had just read Anaïs Nin aloud, and
in that moment of digestive silence that always follows, someone
mutters, 'Now she has issues,' and we all break into laughter. (Also,
this unconscious entendre, again regarding Nin: 'I've never understood
the excitement over it; it's pure pornography.') I don't
know how long the game went on, or how many arguments we all
had. My husband says the book is like bread, one keeps
breaking off pieces, savoring, chewing slowly."
— Leslie Bazzett
"A fascinating
anthology ... the list of authors includes most of my favorites,
so I will certainly be online to buy the
book."
—
Tony Kushner
"I keep neither notebook, journal, or diary.... But I'll
be an eager reader of anyone else's unburdenings."
—
Ron Hansen
"Will surely be a much-read book."
—
Russell Banks
"The
samples you enclosed were dynamite, and I look forward to reading
the finished book."
—
Tim O'Brien
"The excerpts were wonderful and I know it will be a fascinating
book, one I look forward to buying."
—
Sue Miller
"I have a much-thumbed,
much-loved copy of Auden and Kronenberger's book of axioms
and epigrams, and it seems to me your book might well occupy
the very next spot on any number of bookcases."
—
William Matthews
"What an
excellent idea for an anthology!"
—
Joyce Carol Oates
"A fine idea...a kind of Bartlett's for bards..."
—
Janet Burroway
"The
reading of it was, for me, the highlight of this past holiday
season, and so many passages continue to inspire and console
me. Thank you for your tremendous, caring effort ...
you've created a wonderful, accessible font of literary wisdom."
—
Beth O'Gara Connor
The
Writer's Life is
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