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A Writer's Guide to Fiction
by Elizabeth LyonThe second book in the Writer's Compass series from professional writing instructor Elizabeth Lyon offers both aspiring and established authors the fundamentals of writing and selling a great novel or short story. In addition to the basics of characterization, plot, pacing, and theme, A Writer's Guide to Fiction also features a plan for revising fiction, a guide to marketing, samples of cover and query letters, and methods of honing the writing craft.
The Writer's I Ching: Wisdom for the Creative Life
by Elaura Niles Jessica MorrellThe writing life is solitary and challenging, and it takes far more than creativity to become a commercial success. The Writer's I Ching uses the ancient Chinese divination system to provide writers with help mastering the business of writing and choosing the most propitious times to take action. Because writing educators created the book, it also teaches the storyteller and non-fiction craft with lessons suitable for both beginners and seasoned professionals.This unique presentation of the I Ching features a complete deck of 64 cards bound into the book itself. The writer poses a question about how to proceed on a specific fiction or non-fiction project, negotiation, or business matter. He draws an I Ching card and turns to the proper page for the interpretation of that card. Many cases of writer's block have been cured and flashes of insight gained through this simple technique. The I Ching dates back to before Christ and counts among its devotees Confucius, Albert Einstein, and Bob Dylan.
The Writer's Life
by Julia CameronIn her groundbreaking book The Right to Write, Julia Cameron dismantled the mythology surrounding the writing life in our culture. Tackling issues such as time, mood, inspiration, and support, she revealed that writing is in fact a natural-and crucial-part of life. Questions of how, when, and why yielded to the virtual tool kit of strategies, tips, and tools she provides in this extremely valuable book. With The Writer's Life, Cameron's pivotal insights and pointers are distilled in a tiny, portable companion that will help readers lead a writer's life more easily, joyfully, and powerfully.
A Writer's Paris: A Guided Journey for the Creative Soul
by Eric MaiselEnrich your life and write with more intensity than ever on a spirit-renewing adventure in the City of Light. Experience Paris not as a tourist but as a creator, where you dedicate yourself to the bohemian life in picturesque parks, cafés, and bookstores. In this guided tour of a beloved destination that has sparked the imagination of countless writers and artists, leading creativity coach Eric Maisel offers insights on how to use the city to spur commitment to your craft. Beyond the metaphor of Paris as a place of creativity, Maisel provides practical tools for you to use upon committing to this journey: tips for writing at the Place des Vosges while soaking in the surrounding architecture and vibrant energy; advice on the best time to visit the Musée d'Orsay for maximum inspiration; and ideas for engaging all the senses during strolls through churches and subways of this dazzling location. In brief essays that are whimsically illustrated, Maisel helps you put your dreams into action, encouraging you to move beyond the idea of living and writing in Paris to the reality of doing it, for three weeks or three years or anytime in between.
A Writer's San Francisco: A Guided Journey for the Creative Soul (Creativity And Journaling Ser.)
by Eric Maisel"Maisel has a wonderful voice and A Writer's San Francisco reads like a gritty, fluent love letter. He moves seamlessly between thoughtful descriptions of modern San Francisco and the San Francisco of the '60s and '70s in narratives that bring the city alive on the page. His affection and respect for the city are inspiring to all writers and artists, but also to anyone who has ever spent time in San Francisco and fallen in love with her." — Chris DeLorenzo, Laguna Writers Workshop San Francisco holds a special place in the history of American literature and in the hearts of creative people everywhere. In thirty-one essays, Eric Maisel takes you on an enchanted journey through one of the world's greatest cities. Walk San Francisco's twisting streets, climb its famous hills, explore bohemian landmarks like City Lights Bookstore, and check out lesser-known neighborhoods. Along the way, Maisel conjures the city's past and present writers, including Twain, Ferlinghetti, and Kerouac, and tells personal stories from his own years as a Bay Area writer, teacher, and creativity coach. Whether you're a San Francisco native, a visitor, an armchair traveler, or an artistic soul seeking inspiration, you'll find lots to inspire you in these pages.
A Writer's Space: Make Room to Dream, to Work, to Write
by Eric Maisel"Other books for writers will tell you where to insert the commas and why your Parisian character shouldn't wear a beret unless he's Basque. I want to chat with you about some other things: how to get into the right "space" to write, how to orient and organize your neurons, how to sanctify and enliven your physical space, and how to create imagined spaces in which magic can happen. In the thirty-six chapters that compose this book I'll use the metaphor of "space" to communicate how you can get a grip on your writing life and transform yourself from an occasional writer to a regular writer..." (excerpt from book, page 3)
Writing: Articles, articles de blog, livres électroniques, messages et PLR (Comment faire... #123)
by Owen JonesWriting Articles, articles de blog, livres électroniques, messages et PLR Plus de gens écrivent maintenant qu'à n'importe quel moment de l'histoire de la civilisation. Ceci est principalement dû à l'éducation et à plus de temps libre. La génération des parents des baby-boomers était la première génération de lecteurs de masse – certainement en Occident, et probablement dans le monde. Leurs parents savaient lire, en général, mais n'avaient aucune tradition de lecture de livres. Au lieu de cela, ils lisent surtout des journaux. Leurs enfants ont eu une meilleure éducation et ont repris l'habitude de lire de leurs parents. Ils ont également été encouragés à lire des livres à l'école. La première génération où cela s'est produit. Leurs enfants, les baby-boomers de l'après-guerre, ont continué la progression et sont devenus des lecteurs avides. À cette époque, il n'y a pas si longtemps, disons entre soixante-dix et trente ans, les gens écrivaient des lettres à la main. Ce fut une expérience personnelle longue mais très agréable. Ensuite, l'ordinateur personnel, le courrier électronique et Internet ont commencé à se répandre parmi les masses, et la plume et l'encre ont progressivement été remplacées par des babillards électroniques, des publications sur des forums et des e-mails. Avant ce point, l'écriture avait été un événement spécial pour la plupart des gens... des lettres de remerciement, des cartes postales, des cartes d'anniversaire et l'étrange lettre personnelle à la maison ou à un ami. L'ordinateur personnel permettait d'envoyer facilement une note rapide à quelqu'un. Il a fallu beaucoup moins de temps pour écrire et livrer, ou se faire livrer par la poste. Soudain, tout le monde a commencé à écrire et à publier pour sa famille, ses amis, des inconnus et même des ennemis. Une barrière avait été levée – des barrières de temps et de formalité,
Writing Articles That Sell
by Louise BoggessHave you ever thought you have what it takes to write articles for magazines? If so, this is the book for you. Each chapter of this book gives advice on different aspects of writing articles from coming up with good ideas to using characters and controversy. Each chapter gives helpful examples and writing exercises to help you sharpen your skills. Louise Boggess was a homemaker with two teenaged daughters when her husband died suddenly. Without marketable skills, she enrolled in college and began to learn to write to support her family. She shares what she's learned with clarity and warmth.
Writing as a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives
by Louise DesalvoIn this inspiring book, based on her twenty years of research, highly acclaimed author and teacher Louise DeSalvo reveals the healing power of writing. DeSalvo shows how anyone can use writing as a way to heal the emotional and physical wounds that are an inevitable part of life. Contrary to what most self-help books claim, just writing won't help you; in fact, there's abundant evidence that the wrong kind of writing can be damaging. <P><P> DeSalvo's program is based on the best available and most recent scientific studies about the efficacy of using writing as a restorative tool. With insight and wit, she illuminates how writers, from Virginia Woolf to Henry Miller to Audre Lorde to Isabel Allende, have been transformed by the writing process. Writing as a Way of Healing includes valuable advice and practical techniques to guide and inspire both experienced and beginning writers.
Writing Begins with the Breath: Embodying Authentic Voice
by Laraine HerringIn this distinctive guide to the craft of writing, author Laraine Herring shows us how to tune into our bodies and connect with our emotions so that our writing becomes an expression of our full beings, rather than just an intellectual exercise. With warmth and wisdom, Herring offers a path to discovering "deep writing"--prose that is unique, expressive, and profoundly authentic. Lessons and imaginative exercises show you how to: stay with your writing when your mind or body starts to pull you away; explore the five senses in your writing; and approach your writing without judgment.Writing Begins with the Breath will open up a whole world of creativity for people who may not have considered themselves writers before, while also providing keen insights into the craft for seasoned writers.To learn more about the author, Laraine Herring, visit her website at www.laraineherring.com.
Writing by Heart: A Poetry Path to Healing and Self-Discovery
by Meredith HellerWrite to Explore and Express the Wild Beauty of Your Heart Meredith Heller invites you to write as a path toward self-understanding and as a lifelong refuge of steadfast friendship with yourself. She used the power of writing to heal and save her own life, and now she teaches others to do the same. In this book, Meredith shares the techniques she developed to help people from all walks of life explore their emotions, find their voice, and better navigate life’s challenges. Filled with potent exercises and inspiring poems from the author and her students, Writing by Heart is a must-read for anyone, from seasoned writer to novice, who wants to discover the transformative power of writing.
The Writing Diet: Write Yourself Right-Size
by Julia CameronFrom the bestselling author of The Artist's Way, a revolutionary diet plan: Use art to take off the pounds! Over the course of the past twenty-five years, Julia Cameron has taught thousands of artists and aspiring artists how to unblock wellsprings of creativity. And time and again she has noticed an interesting thing: Often, in uncovering their creative selves her students also undergo a surprising physical transformation-invigorated by their work, they slim down. In The Writing Diet, Cameron illuminates the relationship between creativity and eating to reveal a crucial equation: creativity can block overeating. This inspiring weight-loss program, which can be used in conjunction with Cameron's groundbreaking book on the creative process, The Artist's Way, directs readers to count words instead of calories, to substitute their writing's "food for thought" for actual food. Using journaling to examine their relationship with food-and to ward off unhealthy overeating -readers will learn to treat food cravings as invitations to evaluate what they are truly craving in their emotional lives. The Writing Diet presents a brilliant plan for using one of the soul's deepest and most abiding appetites-the desire to be creative-to lose weight and keep it off forever. I'm a creativity expert, not a diet expert. So why am I writing a book about weight loss? Because I have accidentally stumbled upon a weight-loss secret that works. For twenty-five years I've taught creative unblocking, a twelve-week process based on my book The Artist's Way. From the front of the classroom I've seen lives transformed-and, to my astonishment, bodies transformed as well. It took me a while to recognize what was going on, but sure enough, students who began the course on the plump side ended up visibly leaner and more fit. What's going on here? I asked myself. Was it my imagination, or was there truly a "before" and an "after"? There was! -from The Writing Diet
The Writing Diet
by Julia CameronJulia Cameron, author of The Artist's Way, offers a revolutionary diet plan: Use writing to take off the pounds! Over the course of the past twenty-five years, Julia Cameron has taught thousands of artists and aspiring artists how to unblock wellsprings of creativity. And time and again she has noticed an interesting thing: Often when her students uncover their creative selves they also undergo a surprising physical transformation— invigorated by their work, they slim down. In The Writing Diet, Cameron illuminates the relationship between creativity and eating to reveal a crucial equation: Creativity can block overeating. This inspiring weight-loss program directs readers to count words instead of calories, to substitute their writing’s “food for thought” for actual food. The Writing Diet presents a brilliant plan for using one of the soul’s deepest and most abiding appetites—the desire to be creative—to lose weight and keep it off forever. .
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Shambhala Pocket Classics Ser.)
by Julia Cameron Natalie GoldbergFor more than thirty years Natalie Goldberg has been challenging and cheering on writers with her books and workshops. In her groundbreaking first book, she brings together Zen meditation and writing in a new way. Writing practice, as she calls it, is no different from other forms of Zen practice--"it is backed by two thousand years of studying the mind."This thirtieth-anniversary edition includes new forewords by Julia Cameron and Bill Addison. It also includes a new preface in which Goldberg reflects on the enduring quality of the teachings here. She writes, "What have I learned about writing over these thirty years? I've written fourteen books, and it's the practice here in Bones that is the foundation, sustaining and building my writing voice, that keeps me honest, teaches me how to endure the hard times and how to drop below discursive thinking, to taste the real meat of our minds and the life around us."
Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
by Natalie GoldbergNatalie Goldberg's word-of-mouth hit has sold well over half a million copies. Goldberg, who has conducted writing workshops for both beginners and professionals all over the United States, sees writing as a practice that helps us comprehend the value of our lives. With insight, humor, and practicality, she inspires writers and would-be writers alike to take the leap into writing creatively and well.
Writing Down Your Soul: How to Activate and Listen to the Extraordinary Voice Within
by Janet ConnerChannel your divine inner wisdom and the miraculous, life-changing power of writing with this guide by the author of Find Your Soul&’s Purpose. A writer, poet, and spiritual field guide, Janet Conner is first and always a deep soul explorer. Through her own meditative writing practice, she has learned to open a channel to her divine inner voice. In Writing Down Your Soul, Janet shows you how to turn journal-writing into a divine dialogue with the wisdom that dwells just below your conscious awareness. Today, research scientists are providing peeks into the nature of consciousness. Their findings give us intriguing clues as to what is actually happening with our bodies, minds, and spirits as we roll pen across paper. Writing Down Your Soul explores some of this research and instructs how to access the power and beauty of our own deepest selves by slipping from the alpha brainwave state into the theta: the intriguing border between the conscious and the subconscious.
Writing Down Your Soul: How to Activate and Listen to the Extraordinary Voice Within
by Janet ConnerWrite to Explore Your Deep Spiritual Soul“…if you think this book is not for you because you are a writer and don’t need another writing book, think again!” —Sherry Richert Belul, author of Say it Now #1 Best Seller in New Age & Spirituality, Graphology, Parapsychology, Handwriting Analysis, Creativity, and Journaling “I am a writer. Today I write.” These are the opening lines in the Writing Blessing that author Janet Conner has spoken daily since 2007.Journal-writing and divine dialogue. Janet Conner is a writer, poet, and spiritual field guide, but first and always a deep spiritual soul explorer. Since she discovered how to activate a divine Voice by slipping into the theta brain wave state (border between the conscious and the subconscious) while writing, Janet has dedicated herself to exploring and sharing what it means to live at the vibrant intersection of the visible and the invisible.Your healing inner voice. After hitting rock bottom while escaping domestic abuse, Janet’s inner voice told her to start writing. As she wrote, she gained clarity and strength, and felt an incredible connection to the divine. Today, research scientists are providing peeks into consciousness and how it works. Their findings give clues about what is happening in our bodies, minds, and spirits as we roll pen across paper. Writing Down Your Soul explores this research and instructs how to access the power and beauty of our deepest selves.Life-changing power of writing. Of all the ways to get in touch with God, why take the time to write? One reason: it works. It works amazingly well. If you want to engage in a vibrant conversation with the wisdom that dwells just below your conscious awareness, write. Write every day, at approximately the same time, with passion, honesty, and the intention of speaking with and listening to the voice within.You liked Expressive Writing, Opening Up by Writing It Down, or Writing as a Path to Awakening? You’ll love Writing Down Your Soul!
Writing For Children, 4th Edition: How To Write For Children And Get Published
by Pamela Cleaver'If you want to write because you have wonderful ideas that excite you, that you want to share with children, then you should go ahead and write it.' There is no one right way to write a children's book but if you are armed with a knowledge of certain techniques that have worked for other writers you will be more likley to succeed. This new edition combines Pamela Cleaver's bestselling Writing a Children's Book with her Ideas for Children's Writers. In it you will learn about plotting and planning, beginnings, middles and endings, how to research and how to revise and how to find a publisher. There are: - Lists of attributes to help you create interesting and believable characters - Lists of plots and themes - Genres - what's hot and what's not - Locations and how much desciption to use - List of do's and don'ts regarding submitting manuscripts - Symbols for correctiong your proofs - Tips on how to publicise your book
Writing for Impact: 8 Secrets from Science That Will Fire Up Your Readers’ Brains
by Bill BirchardLearn the keys to energizing your writing, engaging readers, and breaking out with influence.What good will it do to skillfully craft a written argument if you lose your audience? Simple emails, formal reports, blogs, presentations, articles—they need punch to gain influence. Clear structure and logic alone won&’t do. To engage readers, you need to make mentally stimulating choices in language—choices that electrify your readers&’ mental hotspots.Veteran journalist Bill Birchard reveals the secret of making that happen. He blends the findings from a global cadre of psychologists and neuroscientists with lessons from his long, successful career as a professional writer. In Writing for Impact, he details eight potent writing strategies, based on the latest scientific breakthroughs, to give you the power to write faster, win over more people, and earn influence as a thought leader.As a reader, you will:Discover the story of recent scientific research that shows how the right language rewards readers mentally, engaging them with hits of dopamine and more.Learn the eight time-tested writing strategies—strategies you can apply immediately—to become a better, more impactful writer and communicator.Learn three dozen tactics to hook readers with each strategy, tactics proven to work based on how the brain processes language and meaning.Find engaging writing examples to illustrate each strategy and inspire you to write with punch that keeps your audience coming back for more.Master the eight-part strategic framework step by step, giving yourself a methodical means to develop yourself into a writer who communicates like a pro.
Writing for Quick Cash: Turn Your Way with Words into Real Money
by Loriann Hoff Oberlin"Getting paid to write is every aspiring scribe's dream, but Writing for Quick Cash gives writers the tools and resources to make it reality. From researching potential clients to negotiating maximum pay rates, writers will learn every conceivable strategy for generating a steady flow of rewarding assignments that pay real money. Oberlin shows experienced and novice writers how to: * Survey opportunities in business and technical writing, online content, periodicals, book projects, greeting cards, newsletters, and much more * Market ideas and services to publishers, corporations, and others * Work with clients and editors smoothly and professionally * Create an efficient home office set-up for maximum productivity * Write like a journalist -- without taking journalism classes * Make the most of the latest and best writing software * Augment income through teaching, speaking, and editing jobs Filled with sage advice and savvy strategy, Writing for Quick Cash reveals a wealth of opportunities for full-timers and moonlighters alike. "
Writing for the Health Professions
by Karl TerryberryWriting for the Health Professions (updated second edition) is an ideal companion for students in allied health programs, and a valuable reference guide for health professionals. This book teaches the principles of writing for the health professions and guides the reader through the fundamentals of writing essays, professional papers, documentation and research grants. This book can be used in a variety of ways, including in writing class for health care students, a reference text for students during their academic years, or as a resource guide for the practicing professional. Writing for the Health Professions assumes the reader has a working knowledge of basic language skills and builds on those skills with a functional approach to grammar, usage and style for medical-related topics and issues directly related to the professional health services environment. Throughout the book every chapter includes a variety of exercises and examples to promote student engagement and learning about writing for the health professions.
Writing from the Inside Out
by Stephen Lloyd WebberTrue creativity flows continually throughout life, breaking free of form. In Writing from the Inside Out, author, writing coach, and yoga teacher Stephen Lloyd Webber shares his practice of creative writing as a path for self-realization. His book includes many practical writing exercises and connects readers with esoteric tantric yoga insights, oral traditions, and Zen storytelling modalities. Using the methods described here, Stephen was able to put together over twenty book-length creative projects in the course of just one year.After reading Writing from the Inside Out readers will find that they can overcome productivity plateaus caused by negative self-talk, anxiety, stress, or lack of clarity. Written for anyone seeking self-development, Stephen Lloyd Webber shares his expertise as a yoga practitioner, poet, and retreat coordinator to help readers live the integrated, creative lives they were born to enjoy.
Writing from the Senses: 59 Exercises to Ignite Creativity and Revitalize Your Writing
by Laura DeutschThe sensory details that infuse our everyday experience--the smell of a favorite dish cooking, the texture of a well-worn coat, hearing a song that reminds you of a person or a time in your life--can be used to add richness and spark to what we write. Whether you are a professional writer (or want to be one) or someone who just enjoys writing for the joy of self-expression, Writing from the Senses will show you how to tap into an endless source of engaging material, using your senses as prompts. Laura Deutsch explores all kinds of writing--from memoir and journaling to fiction, journalism, poetry, travel, food writing, and more.
Writing in Community: Say Goodbye to Writer's Block and Transform Your Life
by Lucy Adkins Becky BreedWriting in Community is a book of inspiration and encouragement for writers who want to reach deep within themselves and write to their fullest potential. There is magic in a successful writing group. This book helps writers tap into that magic, and with gentle wisdom and humor, experience unprecedented breakthroughs in creativity.
Writing Is My Drink
by Theo Pauline NestorWhether you're aiming for a New York Times bestseller or a short personal essay to share with family and friends, a popular blogger and memoirist shows you the way in this witty writing guide and disarmingly candid account of discovering her own voice."Theo Pauline Nestor has a big heart and a real feel for the pain and craziness of human life," wrote Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt. This couldn't be truer in Writing Is My Drink, part memoir, part inspirational writing guide that tells the absorbing, poignant, and at times hilarious story of how Nestor found her voice as a writer. Nestor pulls no punches as she tells the stories of her life, from the darkest, most intimate moments, dealing with her alcoholic parents and the deaths of her beloved stepfather and grandmother to experiencing writer's block and the thrilling moment when she first realizes she's written something of value. With sweetness, humor, and charming candor, she shows aspiring writers how to tap into their own stories and unlock their potential. In addition, in her "Try This" sections at the end of each chapter, Nestor challenges you to take risks and deeply consider why you are writing and what you want to achieve. She also discusses successes and failures from her own life to demonstrate the challenges all writers face as well as the joys that come from tackling your dreams. With her witty, compelling, and wonderfully authentic voice, Nestor is an inspiring writing guru, whose own journey is sure to captivate and inspire.