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Write for Your Life de Anna Quindlen
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Write for Your Life (2022 original; edició 2022)

de Anna Quindlen (Autor)

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"Write for Your Life is a guide for those who don't, won't, or think they can't write, what Anna Quindlen calls "civilians." Using examples past, present and future--from Anne Frank to Toni Morrison to members of her own family--Quindlen makes vivid all the ways in which writing connects us, to ourselves and to those we cherish. From love letters written after World War II to journal reflections from nurses and doctors today, and using her personal experiences not just as a writer but as a mother and daughter, Quindlen makes the case that recording our daily lives in an enduring form is more important than ever. All of our histories, of current events and personal challenges, can be understood and passed down through the written word; "to write the present," Quindlen says, "is to believe in the future." Write for Your Life is a clarion call to pick up the pen, and find yourself"--… (més)
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Títol:Write for Your Life
Autors:Anna Quindlen (Autor)
Informació:Random House (2022), 240 pages
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Valoració:*****
Etiquetes:Writing, Writing Reference

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Great little encouraging book! ( )
  Sue.Gaeta | Jan 10, 2023 |
A quick read, this book made me wonder, once again, why some books are ever written? I supposed the author just wanted to add to the library on guilt under the guise of encouraging people to write. Can't recommend reading, can't recommend buying! ( )
  IrinaR | Nov 16, 2022 |
Anna Quindlen invites the reader into her world which she believes should be everyone’s world. Write it down was the mantra I gleaned from this ode to the written word. Her narrative takes us back in history and forward to the future as we consider those who did and did not “write it down”. I found it delightful and accessible as are most of her works. Even if you are not interested in becoming an amateur writer, you might reconsider what you can leave behind for generations to come. ( )
  beebeereads | Aug 29, 2022 |
I adore Anna Quindlen but I wasn’t that enthusiastic about reading this book, until I was reading the first page. I had the Kindle edition (and the hardcover edition) and the Overdrive audio edition. Quindlen reads the book. If she hadn’t I wouldn’t have been interested in the audio edition. Given that it was read by the author I loved it. It was almost as good as the few times I got to see her speak in person. It still wouldn’t have worked for me if I hadn’t been also simultaneously reading the words on the page/screen. I think she must have taped this at home during the pandemic. It’s not quite professionally done. There are weird scratchy sounds in-between sections. I actually didn’t love the narration in that she emoted too much as though the reader wouldn’t be able to imagine so for themselves but when I pictured her talking and imagined myself at a talk, then I did enjoy it. I needed the words on the screen/page though!

This is brilliant. I love the mish mash of all that was included about writing. I found all the people’s stories and examples used interesting. I enjoyed the chatty writing style.

When I read about drafts though whatever interest in writing the book inspired went away again. I just don’t enjoy the writing process, especially if I can’t “get it right” without having to edit, redo, etc. I was interested to read that the author feels the same way I do about rewrites and edits: not enthusiastic.

The hardcover edition has blank pages as the end for readers to start writing. I would love to own a hardcover edition of this book. I can see rereading it and I can see giving it as a gift.

4-1/2 stars ( )
  Lisa2013 | Jul 26, 2022 |
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Scholars petrified by the blank page should be motivated by Quindlen’s call to action. They can think of their scholarship as a gift to the world. After all, "we write things down," Quindlen contends, "to give them life" (171–72).
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"Write for Your Life is a guide for those who don't, won't, or think they can't write, what Anna Quindlen calls "civilians." Using examples past, present and future--from Anne Frank to Toni Morrison to members of her own family--Quindlen makes vivid all the ways in which writing connects us, to ourselves and to those we cherish. From love letters written after World War II to journal reflections from nurses and doctors today, and using her personal experiences not just as a writer but as a mother and daughter, Quindlen makes the case that recording our daily lives in an enduring form is more important than ever. All of our histories, of current events and personal challenges, can be understood and passed down through the written word; "to write the present," Quindlen says, "is to believe in the future." Write for Your Life is a clarion call to pick up the pen, and find yourself"--

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