In this episode we look at reading and how it can help to fire creativity and inspire imagination for authors. As usual, Emily and Rachel bring plenty of stories and anecdotes about ways in which books have inspired them. We end with a look at books about writing.

Books mentioned in this podcast include

Ursula Le Guin: Steering the Craft and Conversations on Writing

Stephen King: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Rachel Knightley: Your Creative Writing Toolkit Margaret Atwood: Negotiating with the Dead David Lynch: Catching the Big Fish John Cleese: Creativity: a short and cheerful guide

Sandra Newman & Howard Mittelmark: How Not to Write a Novel

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