The Writer Within: How to Discover Your Own Ideas, Get Them on Paper, and Sell Them for Publication

by Lary Bloom

Arguing that desire, not necessarily talent, is the required ingredient for writing, the author offers advice and suggestions for writing and marketing pieces of nonfiction.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809240572
• ISBN13: 9780809240579
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

I wish I had read this a decade ago.

If I had read this ten years ago, I can only imagine the mistakes it would have saved me from making. I don't want to even think of the errors I would have made in the future had I not read it. I have had the honor of working with Bloom and his wisdom, energy and wit is inspiring.

Want to elevate your non-fiction writing? Read Bloom's book

Seasoned editor Lary Bloom knows what any good screenwriter knows -- people love stories. Stories that include honest detail, true emotion, conflict, a point of view, and that show ordinary people's struggles and journeys. In this book, he reminds us that such drama is in everyday lives. He encourages journalists and non-fiction writers to take the time to explore the human drama behind the obvious bullet points of their works-in-progress. The many writing examples used in the book (Bloom has been editor to many writers) shows how doing just this elevated what could have been so-so stories with limited audience appeal to stories that are interesting to many of us. The Writer Within is a delightful read, as Bloom applies these guidelines to his own writing.

Nailing the art of non-fiction writing

Seasoned editor Lary Bloom knows what any good screenwriter knows -- people love stories. Stories that include honest detail, true emotion, conflict, a point of view, and that show ordinary people's struggles and journeys. In this book, he reminds us that such drama is in everyday lives. He encourages journalists and non-ficton writers to take the time to explore the human drama behind the obvious bullet points of their works-in-progress. The many writing examples used in the book (Bloom has been editor to many writers) shows how doing just this elevated what could have been so-so stories with limited audience appeal to stories that are interesting to many of us. The Writer Within is a delightful read, as Bloom applies these guidelines to his own writing.

Very Insightful

As a young person working in the magazine industry and a person that studied creative writing in college, I found Lary Bloom's book to be a highly readable guide to pursuing creative non-fiction with integrity.