Snoopy's Guide to the Writing Life
Using the many Snoopy "at the typewriter" strips as jumping-off  points, 30 famous writers as disparate as Ray Bradbury, Elmore  Leonard, Budd Shulberg, Dominick Dunne, Danielle Steele, and Sue  Grafton have written short pep talks, amusing anecdotes, or just  useful advice to would-be writers based on their own  experiences. Witty and charming, the essays offer much creative  and practical wisdom. But the highlight of the book is the  touching foreword by Charles Schulz's son, Monte, who offers  some striking insights into his father's life, giving the reader  a glimpse of the legendary cartoonist as a reader as well as a  writer. Editor Conrad (The Complete Guide to Writing Fiction)  also contributes an insightful introduction to this collection,  which is an inspiring homage to Schulz that will appeal to all  writers and aspiring writers as well as to fans of the late  Peanuts creator. Highly recommended.Herbert E. Shapiro, Empire  State Coll., SUNY, RochesterCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.