A Court of Muses
A Court of Muses

Author: Sarina Dorie

Publisher:

Published: 2020-05-25

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13:

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Secrets. Lies. Betrayal. Not all muses inspire. Some destroy. The Silver Court is known for its muse magic. Errol is a Fae commoner born in the territory of the Silver Court in the Faerie Realm. His one goal in life is to be worthy of the favor his king granted, awarding him a position in the military. Yet with every gift granted by a high Fae, there is a cost. When Errol uncovers the truth about the Silver Court-their lies, treachery, and secret plots-his faith in his king is shaken. Worse yet, Errol has secrets of his own that could compromise the position awarded to him by the king. When Errol is faced with the choice between honor and integrity versus loyalty to his king, his values are put to the test. This is a coming-of-age fantasy set in the same world as Womby's School for Wayward Witches, Son of a Succubus, and The Trouble with Hedge Witches Series. Son of a Fae is a great entry point into this world and books 1, 2, and 4 are natural entry points into the Son of a Fae Series.

Muse of Nightmares
Muse of Nightmares

Author: Laini Taylor

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2018-10-02

Total Pages: 463

ISBN-13: 0316341703

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The highly anticipated, thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestseller, Strange the Dreamer, from National Book Award finalist Laini Taylor, author of the bestselling Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy. Sarai has lived and breathed nightmares since she was six years old. She believed she knew every horror, and was beyond surprise. She was wrong. In the wake of tragedy, neither Lazlo nor Sarai are who they were before. One a god, the other a ghost, they struggle to grasp the new boundaries of their selves as dark-minded Minya holds them hostage, intent on vengeance against Weep. Lazlo faces an unthinkable choice--save the woman he loves, or everyone else?--while Sarai feels more helpless than ever. But is she? Sometimes, only the direst need can teach us our own depths, and Sarai, the muse of nightmares, has not yet discovered what she's capable of. As humans and godspawn reel in the aftermath of the citadel's near fall, a new foe shatters their fragile hopes, and the mysteries of the Mesarthim are resurrected: Where did the gods come from, and why? What was done with thousands of children born in the citadel nursery? And most important of all, as forgotten doors are opened and new worlds revealed: Must heroes always slay monsters, or is it possible to save them instead? Love and hate, revenge and redemption, destruction and salvation all clash in this gorgeous sequel to the New York Times bestseller, Strange the Dreamer./DIV

The Lives of the Muses
The Lives of the Muses

Author: Francine Prose

Publisher:

Published: 2004-09

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 9781845130299

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In her fascinating and provocative new book, National Book Award finalist Francine Prose explores the complex relationship between artist and muse. The Lives of the Muses is a collection of exquisitely written biographical essays on nine remarkable women and the artists they inspired. Among the nine muses there are many variations on the theme: from the young Alice Liddell, who inspired Oxford don Charles Dodgson to write Alice in Wonderland, to celebrities in their own right such as Gala Dali and Yoko Ono, who defy the stereotype of the muse as a passive beauty put on a pedestal and oppressed by a male artist. The muses are: Hester Thrale (Samuel Johnson); Alice Liddell (Lewis Carroll); Elizabeth Siddal (Dante Gabriel Rossetti); Lou Andreas-Salome (Nietzsche, Rilke and Freud); Gala Dali (Salvador Dali); Lee Miller (Man Ray); Charis Weston (Edward Weston); Suzanne Farrell (George Balanchine); and Yoko Ono (John Lennon).

The Muses Among Us
The Muses Among Us

Author: Kim Stafford

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2012-03-15

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13: 0820340367

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The Muses Among Us is an inviting, encouraging book for writers at any stage of their development. In a series of first-person letters, essays, manifestos, and notes to the reader, Kim Stafford shows what might happen at the creative boundary he calls "what we almost know." On the boundary's far side is our story, our poem, our song. On this side are the resonant hunches, griefs, secrets, and confusions from which our writing will emerge. Guiding us from such glimmerings through to a finished piece are a wealth of experiments, assignments, and tricks of the trade that Stafford has perfected over thirty years of classes, workshops, and other gatherings of writers. Informing The Muses Among Us are Stafford's own convictions about writing—principles to which he returns again and again. We must, Stafford says, honor the fragments, utterances, and half-discovered truths voiced around us, for their speakers are the prophets to whom writers are scribes. Such filaments of wisdom, either by themselves or alloyed with others, give rise to our poems, stories, and essays. In addition, as Stafford writes, "all pleasure in writing begins with a sense of abundance—rich knowledge and boundless curiosity." By recommending ways for students to seek beyond the self for material, Stafford demystifies the process of writing and claims for it a Whitmanesque quality of participation and community.

Muse
Muse

Author: Jonathan Galassi

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2015-06-02

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 0385353359

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From the publisher of Farrar, Straus and Giroux: a first novel, at once hilarious and tender, about the decades-long rivalry between two publishing lions, and the iconic, alluring writer who has obsessed them both. Paul Dukach is heir apparent at Purcell & Stern, one of the last independent publishing houses in New York, whose shabby offices on Union Square belie the treasures on its list. Working with his boss, the flamboyant Homer Stern, Paul learns the ins and outs of the book trade—how to work an agent over lunch; how to swim with the literary sharks at the Frankfurt Book Fair; and, most important, how to nurse the fragile egos of the dazzling, volatile authors he adores. But Paul’s deepest admiration has always been reserved for one writer: poet Ida Perkins, whose audacious verse and notorious private life have shaped America’s contemporary literary landscape, and whose longtime publisher—also her cousin and erstwhile lover—happens to be Homer’s biggest rival. And when Paul at last has the chance to meet Ida at her Venetian palazzo, she entrusts him with her greatest secret—one that will change all of their lives forever. Studded with juicy details only a quintessential insider could know, written with both satiric verve and openhearted nostalgia, Muse is a brilliant, haunting book about the beguiling interplay between life and art, and the eternal romance of literature.

A Court of Ravens
A Court of Ravens

Author: Sarina Dorie

Publisher:

Published: 2020-08-25

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13:

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Secrets. Lies. Betrayal. Not all muses inspire. Some destroy. General Errol, the commanding officer of the royal guard, is left injured in the line of duty after an attack by an enemy court. Though his king has succeeded in defeating the enemy and now reigns as a benign benefactor of the new Raven Court, Errol is left without magic. He is displaced and unable to serve his king and kingdom as he once had. When shadow goblin spies sneak into the castle and stir up trouble, Errol is determined to discover their accomplice-even if it happens to be someone in the royal family. It comes as no surprise that the wily king of the Silver Court has plans for the Raven Court, including a plot that will threaten Princess Imani's welfare. It will take Errol's wisdom from failures buried deep in his past to outtrick a trickster king he once served. This could be Errol's way of redeeming himself for his failures-but it just might use up every last drop of magic he has left and leave him dead. This is a contemporary fantasy set in the same world as Womby's School for Wayward Witches, Son of a Succubus, and The Trouble with Hedge Witches Series.

The Raven's Tale
The Raven's Tale

Author: Cat Winters

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2019-04-16

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 1683354869

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A teenage Edgar Allan Poe attempts to escape the allure of his Muse in this YA novel—“a darkly delicious tale that’s sure to haunt readers forevermore” (Kerri Maniscalco, #1 New York Times bestselling author) Seventeen-year-old Edgar Poe counts down the days until he can escape his foster family—the wealthy Allans of Richmond, Virginia. He hungers for his upcoming life as a student at the prestigious new university, almost as much as he longs to marry his beloved Elmira Royster. However, on the brink of his departure, all of Edgar’s plans go awry when a macabre Muse named Lenore appears to him. Muses are frightful creatures that lead Artists down a path of ruin and disgrace, and no respectable person could possibly understand or accept them. But Lenore steps out of the shadows with one request: “Let them see me!”

Three Muses
Three Muses

Author: Martha Anne Toll

Publisher: Regal House Publishing

Published: 2022-09-20

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781646032563

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...Three Muses captivates the reader from the first page to the last." --Paul Harding, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Tinkers and Enon Three Muses is a love story that enthralls: a tale of Holocaust survival venturing through memory, trauma, and identity, while raising the curtain on the unforgiving discipline of ballet. In post-WWII New York, John Curtin suffers lasting damage from having been forced to sing for the concentration camp kommandant who murdered his family. John trains to be a psychiatrist, struggling to wrest his life from his terror of music and his past. Katya Symanova climbs the arduous path to Prima Ballerina of the New York State Ballet, becoming enmeshed in an abusive relationship with her choreographer, who makes Katya a star but controls her life. When John receives a ticket to attend a ballet featuring Katya Symanova, a spell is cast. As John and Katya follow circuitous paths to one another, fear and promise rise in equal measure. Song, Discipline, and Memory weave their way through love and loss, heartbreak and triumph.

Wired for Story
Wired for Story

Author: Lisa Cron

Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Published: 2012-07-10

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1607742462

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This guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that ignite readers’ brains and captivate them through each plot element. Imagine knowing what the brain craves from every tale it encounters, what fuels the success of any great story, and what keeps readers transfixed. Wired for Story reveals these cognitive secrets—and it’s a game-changer for anyone who has ever set pen to paper. The vast majority of writing advice focuses on “writing well” as if it were the same as telling a great story. This is exactly where many aspiring writers fail—they strive for beautiful metaphors, authentic dialogue, and interesting characters, losing sight of the one thing that every engaging story must do: ignite the brain’s hardwired desire to learn what happens next. When writers tap into the evolutionary purpose of story and electrify our curiosity, it triggers a delicious dopamine rush that tells us to pay attention. Without it, even the most perfect prose won’t hold anyone’s interest. Backed by recent breakthroughs in neuroscience as well as examples from novels, screenplays, and short stories, Wired for Story offers a revolutionary look at story as the brain experiences it. Each chapter zeroes in on an aspect of the brain, its corresponding revelation about story, and the way to apply it to your storytelling right now.

Seeing Sideways
Seeing Sideways

Author: Kristin Hersh

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 2021-05-04

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 147731234X

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Doony, Ryder, Wyatt, Bodhi. The names of Kristin Hersh’s sons are the only ones included in her new memoir, Seeing Sideways. As the book unfolds and her sons’ voices rise from its pages, it becomes clear why: these names tell the story of her life. This story begins in 1990, when Hersh is the leader of the indie rock group Throwing Muses, touring steadily, and the mother of a young son, Doony. The chapters that follow reveal a woman and mother whose life and career grow and change with each of her sons: the story of a custody battle for Doony is told alongside that of Hersh’s struggles with her record company and the resulting PTSD; the tale of breaking free from her record label stands in counterpoint to her recounting of her pregnancy with Ryder; a period of writer’s block coincides with the development of Wyatt as an artist and the family’s loss of their home; and finally, soon after Bodhi’s arrival, Hersh and her boys face crises from which only strange angels can save them. Punctuated with her own song lyrics, Seeing Sideways is a memoir about a life strange enough to be fiction, but so raw and moving that it can only be real.