Thinking of reading The Art of Fiction, "Young Writer?" Listen to this podcast first.

Despite dying in a motorcycle crash in 1982, John Gardner achieved immortality (at least in the writing community) with the posthumous publication of The Art of Fiction, Notes on Craft for Young Writers. We've been studying and discussing this much recommended book over the past nine months (not full time, we aren't crazy) and we have ... opinions.

And stay for the preview for the next book on our shelf, Ray Bradbury's Zen and the Art of Writing. Both books have "art" in the title, but they couldn't be further apart on the writing advice spectrum.  Don't take our word for it, we have an interview with Ray Bradbury scholar, Phil Nicols who hosts the Bradbury 100 Podcast.

Remember, we have a Writers Process meetup every Wednesday. Check us out.