Content components To inspire, enlighten, empower, invigorate and excite you on your writing adventure for the Boroondara Literary Awards, our librarians selected these books:How to be a writer: who smashes deadlines, crushes editors and lives in a solid gold hovercraft by John BirminghamThe creativity challenge: design, experiment, test, innovate, build, create, inspire, and unleash your genius by Tanner ChristensenBreakthrough! 100 proven strategies to spark your imagination by Alex CornellUse your words: a myth-busting, no-fear approach to writing by Catherine DevenyA word a day: a romp through some of the most unusual and intriguing words in English by Anu GargBig magic: creative living beyond fear by Elizabeth GilbertWriting down the bones: freeing the writer within by Natalie GoldbergHow to think like an artist … and lead a more creative, productive life by Will GompertzOn being stuck: tapping into the creative power of writer's block by Laraine HerringPoems that make grown women cry: 100 women on the words that move them by Anthony and Ben HoldenSteal like an artist: 10 things nobody told you about being creative by Austin KleonConscious writing: discover your true voice through mindfulness and more by Julia McCutchenReacher said nothing: Lee Child and the making of Make Me by Andy MartinArt of language invention: from Horse-Lords to Dark Elves, the words behind world-building by David J. PetersonLost in translation: an illustrated compendium of untranslatable words from around the world by Ella Frances SandersA cure for the common word: remedy your tired vocabulary with 3000+ vibrant alternatives to the most overused words by K. D. SullivanLet the elephants run: unlock your creativity and change everything by David UsherHow to sound really clever: 600 words you need to know by Hubert van den BergCourage to be creative: how to believe in yourself, your dreams and ideas, and your creative career path by Doreen VirtueThe kick ass writer: 1001 ways to write great fiction, get published and earn your audience by Chuck WendigThe nearest thing to life by James Wood.For more information, contact our Literary Awards Coordinator on 9278 4036 or email [email protected].
