Who recommends it
- David GoldsteinInterview
If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland, written in 1938, has inspired me by showing that everyone is talented, original, and has something to say. This is a theme I’ve been building on as I try to show everyone they can act creatively. We all have some ideas and we all can learn techniques to express our ideas.
- J.M. DeMatteisInterview
There are so many books on writing out there and, honestly, I don’t know how valuable they are. One great one that comes to mind is If You Want To Write by Brenda Ueland which is a book that both an aspiring writer and an old pro can find value in. Ueland was a writing teacher who saw the artist in everyone and—in a…
- Guy KawasakiInterview
The book that has had the biggest impact on my life is If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland. It helped me become a writer by freeing my spirit. I may have never written a book if I had not read this book.
- Joel FriedlanderInterview
Sure! I loved The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason. Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg completely changed my writing life, as did If You Want to Write by Brenda Ueland.
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