Zen in the Art of Writing Author:Ray Bradbury "Every morning I jump out of bed and step on��a land mine. The land mine is me. After the��explosion, I spend the rest of the day putting the��pieces back together. Now, it's your turn. Jump!"��Zest. Gusto. Curiosity. These are the qualities��every writer must have, as well as a spirit of��adventure. In this exuberant book, the incomparable��Ray... more » Bradbury shares the wisdom, experience, and��excitement of a lifetime of writing. Here are��practical tips on the art of writing from a master of��the craft-everything from finding original ideas to��developing your own voice and style-as well as the��inside story of Bradbury's own remarkable career��as a prolific author of novels, stories, poems,��films, and plays. Zen In The Art Of��Writing is more than just a how-to manual for the��would-be writer: it is a celebration of the act of��writing itself that will delight, impassion, and��inspire the writer in you. In it, Bradbury��encourages us to follow the unique path of our instincts��and enthusiasms to the place where our inner genius��dwells, and he shows that success as a writer��depends on how well you know one subject: your own��life.« less