Books to inspire you to start writing

It is said that everyone has a book inside them - or possibly a play or a poem. These great books will help you get started on getting it out of your head and into a word document. 

 A warm, witty guide to writing and creativity, offering honest advice and life lessons one small step at a time. 

Written during the last years of his life, this memoir gives a lively and witty account of Hemingway's life starting out as a writer in Paris during the 1920's.  

Part memoir, part masterclass, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer's craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. 

This sparkling memoir from an Oscar-winning screenwriter is a fascinating inside view of movie-making and of the trials and rewards of working in Hollywood. 

Attempting to write a book about D.H. Lawrence, Geoff Dyer finds endless distractions to write about instead. A lovely funny book about procrastination and creativity. 

Novelist and screenwriter Lynda La Plante tells how she overcame numerous obstacles to create classic television series such as Prime Suspect and become a bestselling author.