I do collect books about writing – and I say I collect them meaning that I have a cartload of those, and I normally find something interesting and useful in each and every one of them.

On the other hand, my definition of book about writing is becoming quite flexible¹, and I have already mentioned in the past that Hugard & Braué’s The Royal Road to Card Magic is not just one of the best stage and card magic books out there, but it’s also a damn good writing book, if you can read it with the right attitude.

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