The practice of writing
by David Lodge · first published 1996
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…plug here, you can find stories by these folk at Byliner: http://www.byliner.com ) 2. Read about writing. Some worthy books on this: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, by Stephen King (really!) The Practice of Writing, by David Lodge The Writing Life, by Annie Dillard Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, by Anne Lamott Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction, by Tracy Kidder and Richard Todd To Show and…
on “Why I Left Medium” ↗Apart from his fiction, I can recommend his "The Practice of Writing" from 1996. Not so much for practical writing advice, but because it is an entertaining and interesting read. Even decades after reading it I particularly remember the anecdotes about Graham Greene and…
on “David Lodge, British novelist who satirized academic life, has died” ↗