Snoopy's Guide to the Writing Life
Snoopy and the Peanuts gang really makes me laugh out loud. So when I found a book, Snoopy’s Guide to the Writing Life, tucked away in a book shelf, I grabbed it right away! It even has insights and advice from popular storytellers like Julia Child, Sidney Sheldon, and Danielle Steel.
I have tons of favorite comic strips from this book that I had a difficult time to choose my top ones but here’s a couple that I adored.
On developing a story formula:
On writing story beginnings:
When you're on a roll:
Coming up with that perfect story title:
Using fancy words:
If only we can invite Snoopy to teach at one of our creative writing classes, with all of his writing experience and writing advice that he has given.
This article was first published in ManilaSpeak.com on June 24, 2017.
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