What are the best books to read if one wishes to expand their mind and become a writer?
2006-12-09 10:42:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
If you're looking for guidance, Stephen King's "On Writing" was great. 'The Artist's Way' was also great.
If you're looking for inspiration, read anything by William Faulkner. 'Lord of the Flies' is my favorite book, so I'll throw that out there, also.
2006-12-09 11:10:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read anything and everything - you can learn what not to do from books that are poorly written, and emulate authors whose work you admire. Read some prize-winning books. You can find lists online for the Man Booker Prize, the Pulitzer, Nobel Prize for Literature, etc.
If you find an author whose work you like, read everything they've written from their earliest works to their most recent. See if you can see how their writing style evolved over the years. Many writers have written books on writing - someone already mentioned Stephen King, and Julia Cameron's "The Artist's Way". I like Anne Lamott's "Bird by Bird". See if an author you like has written a book on writing.
2006-12-10 01:00:45 · answer #2 · answered by SL_SF 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
King Fortis the Brave!
2006-12-10 09:07:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
King Fortis the Brave
Harry Potter
Eragon and
Chronicles of Narnia are all great
2006-12-09 19:23:30 · answer #4 · answered by Caveman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on what you like to read.
i suggest Edgar Allen Poe. he has some wonderful short stories.
2006-12-09 18:51:10 · answer #5 · answered by Rook 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please visit the website below and find some titles to read, I hope they'd give you some ideas for your writing.
2006-12-09 23:52:44 · answer #6 · answered by Arigato ne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shakespeare/classic novels and science fiction
2006-12-09 18:47:46 · answer #7 · answered by Ammy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dan brown books
2006-12-09 18:50:35 · answer #8 · answered by manny 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
anything by nicholas sparks
2006-12-09 18:49:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The bible and the dictionary.
2006-12-09 19:37:48 · answer #10 · answered by Word 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋