: You can’t write about life if you aren’t living it. Your "absurd" day job and daily miseries are your best material. 3. Keep It Simple and Punchy
While you won't find the "how-to" guide, reading these books is the how-to guide. Charles Bukowski On Writing Pdf
He was not a writer who sat in a tower; he was a writer who worked in a post office for over a decade. He didn't write about the triumph of the human spirit; he wrote about its endurance in the face of boredom and decay. For the modern writer feeling disillusioned, burned out, or simply exhausted by the "rules" of modern publishing, Bukowski serves as a patron saint of authenticity. : You can’t write about life if you aren’t living it