This is probably our most loved book discussed yet! The vast majority said “Yes” to this book, though many were qualified yeses, which led to an interesting discussion about what people want from craft books. I personally found that discussion to be the most enlightening, as I’ll get to below. But first, the breakdown: Did […]
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Another spirited discussion. New voices gave the group varying levels of writing experience and motivation, which also brought welcome new perspectives. Interestingly (?)—no one attending had properly finished the book. Several had skimmed (especially the last half). One person who wasn’t at the meeting but who sent comments had read it (more than once). Here’s
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Wow, another great discussion! On Sunday, January 11, 2026, we dug into Stephen King’s classic memoir/book on craft: On Writing . “Classic” seems to be a key word here – in several ways, as I’ll get into. However, despite many people having many reservations about this one, it was less polarizing than the first two
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Our second session of the Writing Craft Book Club at Entershine Bookshop on October 5, 2025 was just as split on this book as the first, Bird by Bird. Six of us discussed Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody. Here’s a breakdown of the vote (note that only five of the six
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The Writing Craft Book Club got off to an amazing start at Entershine Bookshop on July 13, 2025. Ten of us discussed Anne Lamott’s famous Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. But did it live up to its hype? The short answer is, most definitely maybe. The reasons are varied, which we’ll
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