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Feb 08, 2010
Heather (DeathByBook)
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Great book! A simple yet incredibly effective techniques for finding stories that are already there inside you. I love Lynda Barry! Great for both young Adults and the older kind of Adults too.
Wow! This book is as fun to look at as a great example of art journalling as it is to soak in all the wisdom about writing and art making from the multi-talented Lynda Barry. I found it really inspiring and am going to try many of the exercises for writing which are so different than the ones that you usually encounter in "how to write" books. Terrific, unusual and inspiring, all in one book.
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One word - bizarre.
I have to admit that I'm not sure if I truly appreciate Ms. Barry's art, but I love its sincerity and the free flow of thoughts, emotions and ideas. The first two thirds of the book are more of a biographical journal that explores her less-than-ideal childhood and the way in which she grew as an artist.
Beginning on page 138, she introduces a writing activity book that will help novice and/or uninpired writers stimulate the creative writing process and generate ideas for stor ...more
I have to admit that I'm not sure if I truly appreciate Ms. Barry's art, but I love its sincerity and the free flow of thoughts, emotions and ideas. The first two thirds of the book are more of a biographical journal that explores her less-than-ideal childhood and the way in which she grew as an artist.
Beginning on page 138, she introduces a writing activity book that will help novice and/or uninpired writers stimulate the creative writing process and generate ideas for stor ...more
A strange little primer that's part biography re: how Barry became who we know and love today and part writing exercises. Some of the themed mixed media pages are dying to be ripped out and tacked up for further inspiration. (But alas, it's a library book.)
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This is a nice, honest book on writing, tapping creativity, and memory. It also made me re-appreciate my experience at Evergreen.
Dec 13, 2008
Christiane
marked it as to-read
Sep 12, 2011
Lynne
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Jan 10, 2016
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