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writercises2008-05-06 09:45 am
mbarker.livejournal.com) wrote in writercises2008-05-06 09:45 am
TECH: Release That Writer's Muse - Book Reference
Original Posting: Sun, 22 Aug 1993 18:00:03 JST
(for anyone who may be having trouble freeing yourself to write)
You might be interested in "Becoming A Writer" by Dorothea Brande. Book of the Month Club has it in their Writers 3-in-1 selection (which turns out to be one book - I thought it was three - containing three older ones), but the imprint is Quality Paperback Book Club, so you may be able to get it other ways.
Interesting - it is basically a challenge to the notion that writers are born, not made, with a psychologically oriented set of exercises to unlock your unconscious (and eventually your genius). One of the few books I've seen that tries to teach you a mental process to support writing (or other creative arts). Might be considered a forerunner to the books on drawing (pun intentional) from the right side of the brain.
Recommended.
(for anyone who may be having trouble freeing yourself to write)
You might be interested in "Becoming A Writer" by Dorothea Brande. Book of the Month Club has it in their Writers 3-in-1 selection (which turns out to be one book - I thought it was three - containing three older ones), but the imprint is Quality Paperback Book Club, so you may be able to get it other ways.
Interesting - it is basically a challenge to the notion that writers are born, not made, with a psychologically oriented set of exercises to unlock your unconscious (and eventually your genius). One of the few books I've seen that tries to teach you a mental process to support writing (or other creative arts). Might be considered a forerunner to the books on drawing (pun intentional) from the right side of the brain.
Recommended.