The Quotable Writer

by William A. Gordon

Book Overview

Rare is the writer who does not have a quotation tacked up above his or her desk. Sometimes it is inspiration that a writer seeks, sometimes cajoling. At times, one needs a bit of humor; at other... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071355766
• ISBN13: 9780071355766
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

More Content than Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul!

William Gordon did a fabulous job compiling this gem of a collection. This is a "must" for any writer for both inspiration and information. I reach for it often in my struggle to write my second book. I appreciate the varied resources from all kinds of backgrounds (and different ages), but most of all, they are writers who have gone down the same path as I.

Bet you can?t read just one

Writers love words and Bill Gordon loves writers. Hehascompiledover 170 pages of categorized quotations from more than 600authors. This book is recommended to all writers, not just for yourown enjoyment but as a resource. When it is not on your nightstand, it will be within easy reach of your desk, next to your dictionary.