viking2917
Written on Dec 13, 2016
The Knowledge is like no other Pressfield book. Hemingway famously said "Writing is easy. All you have to do is sit at a typewriter and bleed". And I think Pressfield really bled for this.
The Knowledge stars Stretch, an aspiring writer and oft-times jackass. He's crude, testosterone-filled, and makes bad choices. The Knowledge is subtitled A Too Close to True Novel and it's a near-autobiographical view into how an immature, undisciplined young writer becomes a pro, and grows up in the process. It's great reading and goes down easy and quick. If you've read Pressfield, this book is mandatory - you'll see him in a whole new way, no matter how much of this is "true".