Why I Write - (Back Bay Book) by Will Blythe (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

In this anthology, 26 writers illuminate the motivations at the heart of their creative lives in original essays that are as surprising and varied as their fiction. The contributors include Pat Conroy, Norman Mailor, Rick Moody and David Foster Wallace.

From the Back Cover

To pursue a vocation like fiction writing these days demands an almost religious sense of mission. With so little chance of making a living, let alone a fortune, how does one come to terms with the impulse to write? In this landmark anthology, twenty-six of America's most exciting and accomplished writers of fiction illuminate the motivations at the heart of their creative lives in ways as surprising and varied as their fiction.

Review Quotes

"By turns cantankerous and dreamy, and an inspiration to writers and readers alike -- a living monument to the vitality and value of the writing life". -- KIRKUS REVIEWS