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A Lover's Quarrel: On Writing and the Writing Life

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This is a welcome return of a book was published in its original form as 1988.

This isn't the sort of book that goes over the nuts & bolts of plot, pacing, characters --an A-Z compendium of things we've heard before. Thomas Farber's meditations on writing places it not as an independent act, but a way of living, breathing, being, and extension of yourself. A collection of short essays, single line thoughts, and anecdotes, there is wisdom to be found, at times reaching deep down --an unseen hand grabbing your soul, gently prodding and revealing what you sense is already there. Not a book to be read quickly, Farber demands your attention and the time to digest precisely what he is saying.