Two of my favourite books on writing involve activities we all did at the craft table in elementary school, like doodling in Lynda Barry’s book, and snipping words and pictures out of magazines in Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge’s guide to writing poetry, Poemcrazy: Freeing your life with words.
I also have a thing for cover art, and this one draws me in every time I come across it. It’s a terrific image, that young woman in her black coat suspended mid-skip. And, what’s not to love about a book with subchapters called On a night picnic, Hi there stars, and Please don’t understand?