Zen in the Art of Writing

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Zen in the Art of Writing was written by Ray Bradbury and published in 1990. It is collection of essays written by Bradbury about his love for writing.

  • Essays included are:
    • The Joy of Writing (1973)
    • Run Fast, Stand Still, Or, The Thing At the Top of the Stairs, Or, New Ghosts From Old Minds (1986)
    • How To Keep and Feed a Muse (1961)
    • Drunk, and in Charge of a Bicycle (1980)
    • Investing Dimes: Fahrenheit 451 (1982)
    • Just This Side of Byzantium: Dandelion Wine (1974)
    • The Long Road to Mars (1990)
    • On The Shoulders of Giants (1980)
    • The Secret Mind (1965)
    • Shooting Haiku in a Barrell (1982)
    • Zen in the Art of Writing (1973)
    • ...On Creativity (No Date Given)

This book is an attempt to try to give creative ideas, as well as the want and need for writers to write.