Writing as a Way of Life

In Writing as a Way of Life: A Book About Art, Craft, and Devotion, novelist and memoirist Brian Morton provides writers with a guidebook for finding the psychic equipment they'll need to remain committed to their craft over the long haul. Filled with wisdom, humor, and heart, this is a book that will help writers at every level of experience grant themselves the permission to keep going. Drawing on a rich and varied career as a writer and teacher, Morton gives writers a masterclass in how to deepen their tenacity and their resilience.This is a book about falling in love– and remaining in love– with the practice of writing. "Most of the rewards that come from the writing life come from the act of writing itself. You don't have to wait for them. You can have them now." Weaving together stories from the lives of literary masters like Virginia Woolf, Henry James, and Anton Chekhov, insights from different spiritual traditions, and lessons gleaned from a