Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow is one of the best books on writing I\'ve ever read.
You\'ll never think about writing the same way again..
Truth features chapters on plot, character, and chronology, but travels far beyond the earnest aims of most creative writing books, with essays about humor, sex, obsession, and writer\'s block, as well as prompts to generate new work and a rollicking Frequently Asked Questions section.
The goal is to explode the well-meaning but misguided myths that hold us back from writing our deepest and most honest work, to awaken the joys of storytelling while also confronting how grueling the process can be.
And his approach is stubbornly, radically, empathic.
His ideas are iconoclastic.
His tone is irreverent.
In Truth is the Arrow , Mercy is the Bow , Steve Almond shares the insights gleaned from three decades as a beloved teacher and mentor, and a considerably less-beloved literary rabble rouser. --Richard Russo, author of the North Bath trilogy The long-awaited craft book from Steve Almond, based on three decades of writing, failing, and trying again.
It\'s also the funniest by a country mile.
Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow is one of the best books on writing I\'ve ever read
