The Daily Reader

366 Selections of Great Prose and Poetry to Inspire a Productive and Meaningful Writing Life

Author Fred White
Let Great Reading Fuel Your Writing

Great writers read–voraciously and across many topics and genres. They read to learn, to research, to study the style of others, and to improve their own work. They read because they love the written word. But becoming well read takes time, dedication, and patience. The thought can be daunting–especially when you're eager to get to your own writing.

Fred White, author of The Daily Writer, helps you sort through the plethora of reading material available by providing you with 366 engaging excerpts from ancient poetry to modern science, on topics from allegory to food to writer's block. Each thoughtfully chosen excerpt is followed by a brief reflection and a prompt that allows you to integrate elements from each piece into your own writing.

The Daily Reader makes broad reading accessible, invigorates your thirst for the written word, and equips you to put the power of the pros behind your writing.
Fred White is a Professor of English Emeritus at Santa Clara University, where he taught courses in writing and literature for more than 30 years. He is the author of Where Do You Get Your Ideas?: A Writer's Guide to Transforming Notions into Narratives, The Daily Reader, The Daily Writer, and The Well-Crafted Argument (now in its 5th Edition). His essays, fiction, poetry, and plays have appeared in such periodicals as Arizona Quarterly, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Emily Dickinson Journal, Rattle, The San Jose Mercury News, Southwest Review, and Writer's Digest. View titles by Fred White

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Let Great Reading Fuel Your Writing

Great writers read–voraciously and across many topics and genres. They read to learn, to research, to study the style of others, and to improve their own work. They read because they love the written word. But becoming well read takes time, dedication, and patience. The thought can be daunting–especially when you're eager to get to your own writing.

Fred White, author of The Daily Writer, helps you sort through the plethora of reading material available by providing you with 366 engaging excerpts from ancient poetry to modern science, on topics from allegory to food to writer's block. Each thoughtfully chosen excerpt is followed by a brief reflection and a prompt that allows you to integrate elements from each piece into your own writing.

The Daily Reader makes broad reading accessible, invigorates your thirst for the written word, and equips you to put the power of the pros behind your writing.

Author

Fred White is a Professor of English Emeritus at Santa Clara University, where he taught courses in writing and literature for more than 30 years. He is the author of Where Do You Get Your Ideas?: A Writer's Guide to Transforming Notions into Narratives, The Daily Reader, The Daily Writer, and The Well-Crafted Argument (now in its 5th Edition). His essays, fiction, poetry, and plays have appeared in such periodicals as Arizona Quarterly, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Emily Dickinson Journal, Rattle, The San Jose Mercury News, Southwest Review, and Writer's Digest. View titles by Fred White

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