I cannot recommend them enough they are FABULOUS. I read Writing Down the Bones first and it completely changed the way I think about writing. She talks about what she calls "First thoughts" which still impacts me! It's about how sometimes you have this whole burst of thought inspiration and you think "oh I'll work this all out in my mind first and then write it down. But ❌ those "First thoughts" are where all the flavor and passion are, and if you wait, it's gone and flat. For me that carries over into so much more than writing, as all of the book did! Big Magic is written by a woman whose whole life has been about writing.