The Old Friends on My Shelf

In looking for something snappy and reasonably intelligient to blog about, I began digging through my collection of books on writing. I know I've talked about this before, but every time I go back to these books, I'm surprised and pleased.

This time it was like reacquainting myself with a group of old friends. An hour or so later I sat cross legged on the floor of my office. I'd visited with Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, Annie Lamott, Don Maass, Sue Grafton, Nancy Pickard, and finally found myself wonderfully surprised by a little book called Making a Literary Life by Carolyn See.
There's something about reading another writer's advice, OK, reading another writer's paragraphs about procrastination, blinding insecurity and the fervent desire to throttle the bejesus out of her critics--there's something about this that does my heart good. And if I get a little craft advice along the way, I can use it!