Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
alina stefanescu, writer
alinastefanescuwriter.com
Susan Sontag on Storytelling, What It Means to Be a Good Human Being, and Her Advice to Writers
Maria Popovathemarginalian.org
Ellen Fishbein consulting Matt Lerner on his manuscript:
“Matt, you’re a good writer, but this is not a good book.”
Ouch.
“It doesn’t have a thesis.”
A thesis?
“Every great nonfiction book,” she explained, “presents a focused thesis.” For example:
The Black Swan - Individual outlier events are rare, but collectively, they occur oft
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
amazon.com