An inspiring look at the creative process
C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Inklings met each week to read and discuss each other's work-in-progress, offering both encouragement and blistering critique. How did these conversations shape the books they were writing? How does creative collaboration enhance individual talent? And what can we learn from their example?
Featuring full-page illustrations by James A. Owen, Bandersnatch offers an inside look at the Inklings of Oxford, and a seat at their table at the Eagle and Child pub. It shows how encouragement and criticism made all the difference in The Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, and dozens of other books written by the members of their circle. You'll learn what made these writers tick, and more: inspired by their example, you'll discover how collaboration can help your own creative process and lead to genius breakthroughs in whatever work you do.

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Somewhere between the idea and the finished page, most writers get lost. This book is your map.
Writing projects don't fizzle out from lack of talent. Writers struggle because they can't see the path forward, and no one has ever shown them the way. Whatever project you are facing, Write Like You Mean It provides the structure and strategies you need:

• Turn the spark of an idea into clear, compelling prose
• Work through the writing process with confidence
• Overcome the obstacles that block most writers
• Know what to do next when you feel stuck
• Reach the readers who need what only you can write

Practical, encouraging, and deeply honest―this is the guide you'll return to again and again, at every step of the journey.

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