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East of Eden

Self-Doubt, Writer’s Block, and Guilt

January 30, 2012 by Margaret Duarte

Self-Doubt, Writer's Block, and Guilt

Did you know that John Steinbeck kept a journal while writing East of Eden and that it is available in book form? For writers who struggle with such things as self-doubt, writer’s block, and guilt, John Steinbeck’s Journal of a Novel is balm to a wound. He wrote it in the form of letters to his editor at Viking Press, […]

Filed Under: Book Talk, For Readers, For Writers Tagged With: East of Eden, John Steinbeck, Journal of a Novel, writer's block and guilt

Steinbeck and His Journal of a Novel

October 8, 2010 by Margaret Duarte

Steinbeck and His Journal of a Novel

Did you know that John Steinbeck kept a journal while writing East of Eden and that it is available in book form?  For writers who struggle with such things as self-doubt, writer’s block, and guilt, John Steinbeck’s Journal of a Novel is balm to a wound. He wrote it in the form of letters to his editor at Viking Press, calling it his way […]

Filed Under: Book Talk, For Readers, For Writers Tagged With: East of Eden, Journal of a Novel, Steinbeck

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