From Kate’s Writing Crate…
Life has
gotten very busy. Besides family obligations, work, and creative projects,
Cheryl and I are working on a really big writing project which I will discuss
in January.
In my spare time, I am
reading Ensouling Language: On the Art of
Nonfiction and the Writer’s Life by Stephen Harrod Buhner. The title
grabbed my attention as I was browsing for something to read.
I am entranced by this book. I had hoped to write a review for my post this
month, but I have only finished five chapters due solely to lack of spare time
as I love this book.
In fact, I love this book so
much I have bought it for all the writers on my gift list as well as a second
copy for myself as I never want to be without a copy. (Off the top of my head I
can think of 10 other books with intentional duplicates in my library, but I
know there are a few more. I will make that list a future blog post.)
Despite not being able to
write a complete review (look for a Masterclass post in the future), I wanted to let writers know about this book now. If
the title and/or my comments interest you, I hope you will check it out.
This
book…is for all the children who stayed up late, covers over their heads,
flashlight on, reading when they were supposed to be sleeping…It is for every
child who has felt touched by the greatness of this craft and then, when they
were, heard someplace deep inside a tiny voice speaking, saying something like,
“I wish I could write like that; I wish I could write something that would make
other people feel like I just felt. I want to do that too.”
If you
have ever felt that way, Ensouling
Language by Stephen Harrod Buhner is a book for you.
