Re: whit burnett

If you want to do short story writing, I'd pick up a copy of Flannery
O'Connor's _Collected Stories_ and read it alongside her _Mystery and
Manners_.

It'll get you thinking, anyway. Doing this helped me to learn to let the
story write itself rather than force my ideas upon it -- and O'Connor's
southern humor is never a waste of time.

I know some list members would choke at the idea, but it may be a good idea
for you to find a good local writer's group or creative writing class if
for no other reason than to force you to write regularly, and to get input
(of varying degrees of usefulness) from readers.

Jim

BookBritt99@aol.com wrote:

> I actually have a copy of Fiction Writer's Handbook laying about
> three feet from me. I had Fiction Writer's Handbook recommended to me by
> a high school English teacher. From there I read Strunk and White's
> Elements of Style, but besides these two obvious ones, is there any other
> particular books on writing that you would recommend? I have been
> writing for about two years, but I have seemed to hit that inevitable
> block that happens when you finally decide that you want to be a writer.
> I also have hit a block as far as good books to read. I haven't found
> anything I enjoy lately. You all seem to enjoy recommending books, so I
> break my observational silence to ask if you know any good books for a
> well-read 17 year old about to start college.
> Britt

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