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After reading this book, I agree with what the Oregonian reviewer said back in January 2011:
"A slight volume, "Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces" doesn't take much time to read. Perhaps for some it will provide that jump-start to creativity. For students of Biespiel, it may even be important reading. But has it delivered on that promise for "a fresh way of thinking"? To my mind, no. Most of the ideas, including variations on the "method and versions" concept and the "word palettes," are espoused under different names in other books and MFA programs. Some of Biespiel's statements seem corny. "Most of my writing is spent not in perfecting but simply in exploring the ongoing ongoing-ness of my imaginative life." And I didn't think in such a slight volume it was necessary to reprint the introduction to an earlier book."
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Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces by David Biespiel
hprynne, June 21, 2011
After reading this book, I agree with what the Oregonian reviewer said back in January 2011:"A slight volume, "Every Writer Has a Thousand Faces" doesn't take much time to read. Perhaps for some it will provide that jump-start to creativity. For students of Biespiel, it may even be important reading. But has it delivered on that promise for "a fresh way of thinking"? To my mind, no. Most of the ideas, including variations on the "method and versions" concept and the "word palettes," are espoused under different names in other books and MFA programs. Some of Biespiel's statements seem corny. "Most of my writing is spent not in perfecting but simply in exploring the ongoing ongoing-ness of my imaginative life." And I didn't think in such a slight volume it was necessary to reprint the introduction to an earlier book."
(3 of 7 readers found this comment helpful)