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Walking on Alligators: A Book of Meditations for Writers

by Susan Shaughnessy

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Daily encouragement for the writing life

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Daily encouragement for the writing life

Organized as a book of meditations, Walking on Alligators addresses writing as an ongoing practice shaped by resistance, solitude, discipline, and risk. Susan Shaughnessy pairs her own reflections with quotations from experienced writers, creating a collection meant to offer recurring prompts rather than a step-by-step craft manual. Its attention extends beyond technique to the habits and inner obstacles involved in sustaining creative work, making the book a companion for returning to the page day after day.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Writers seeking brief, recurring encouragement for a regular practice
  • Students exploring the creative process of writing
  • Those interested in reflections on discipline, resistance, and solitude in authorship

Themes

Writing practiceCreative resistanceDisciplineSolitudeRisk-taking

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Book overview

Walking on Alligators is a collection of useful and enduring advice on the craft of writing. Susan Shaughnessy combines fresh and witty quotes from experienced writers and her own carefully considered ideas to provide a daily motivator full of insights on how to work against resistance, live with the loneliness, develop discipline, and take risks. Walking on Alligators provides students with an insistent wake-up call for the creative urge; exploring every aspect of the practice and process of writing.

 

"Read this book. Write today. Then stand back and watch the magic happen."--Henriette Anne Klauser, author of Writing on Both Sides of the Brain
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