The Creative Writer's Mind
The Creative Writer's Mind

Author: Nigel Krauth

Publisher: Channel View Publications

Published: 2022-05-10

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1800415370

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What goes on in creative writers’ heads when they write? What can cognitive psychology, neuroscience, literary studies and previous research in creative writing studies tell creative writers about the processes of their writing mind? Creative writers have for centuries undertaken cognitive research. Some described cognition in vivid exegetical essays, but most investigated the mind in creative writing itself, in descriptions of the thinking of characters in fiction, poetry and plays. The inner voicings and inner visualising revealed in Greek choruses, in soliloquies, in stream-of-consciousness narratives are creative writers’ ‘research results’ from studying their own cognition, and the thinking of others. The Creative Writer’s Mind is a book for creative writers: it sets out to cross the gap between creative writing and science, between the creative arts and cognitive research.

Story Genius
Story Genius

Author: Lisa Cron

Publisher: Ten Speed Press

Published: 2016-08-09

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1607748908

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Following on the heels of Lisa Cron's breakout first book, Wired for Story, this writing guide reveals how to use cognitive storytelling strategies to build a scene-by-scene blueprint for a riveting story. It’s every novelist’s greatest fear: pouring their blood, sweat, and tears into writing hundreds of pages only to realize that their story has no sense of urgency, no internal logic, and so is a page one rewrite. The prevailing wisdom in the writing community is that there are just two ways around this problem: pantsing (winging it) and plotting (focusing on the external plot). Story coach Lisa Cron has spent her career discovering why these methods don’t work and coming up with a powerful alternative, based on the science behind what our brains are wired to crave in every story we read (and it’s not what you think). In Story Genius Cron takes you, step-by-step, through the creation of a novel from the first glimmer of an idea, to a complete multilayered blueprint—including fully realized scenes—that evolves into a first draft with the authority, richness, and command of a riveting sixth or seventh draft.

The Psychology of Creative Writing
The Psychology of Creative Writing

Author: Scott Barry Kaufman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-06-29

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 0521881641

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The Psychology of Creative Writing takes a scholarly, psychological look at multiple aspects of creative writing, including the creative writer as a person, the text itself, the creative process, the writer's development, the link between creative writing and mental illness, the personality traits of comedy and screen writers, and how to teach creative writing. This book will appeal to psychologists interested in creativity, writers who want to understand more about the magic behind their talents, and educated laypeople who enjoy reading, writing, or both. From scholars to bloggers to artists, The Psychology of Creative Writing has something for everyone.

The Creative Writer, Level Two: Essential Ingredients (The Creative Writer)
The Creative Writer, Level Two: Essential Ingredients (The Creative Writer)

Author: Boris Fishman

Publisher: Peace Hill Press

Published: 2012-09-20

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 1942968280

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The second volume of the four-book series that guides students into the creation of sophisticated short fiction and mature poetry. Complements Peace Hill Press’s expository series Writing With Skill by providing the imaginative element that many students want. Unlike most “how to write” books, these are designed to be used in a mentor/student relationship, with teaching, guidance, and evaluation tips provided for the mentor or teacher. All exercises build towards the production of finished creative pieces. Sequential, logical, step-by-step instruction. The second level builds on the introductory volume, The Creative Writer: Five Finger Exercises, but can be started directly by older students. Instruction in the five essentials of fiction: plot, characters, dialogue, point of view, and setting. Offers guidance in the essential art of poetry: sound, rhythm, word choice, and poem construction.

The Creative Writer, Level One: Five Finger Exercise (The Creative Writer)
The Creative Writer, Level One: Five Finger Exercise (The Creative Writer)

Author: Boris Fishman

Publisher: Peace Hill Press

Published: 2015-07-29

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1942968272

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A gentle, imaginative introduction to the skills all creative writers need. Breaking down the elements that go into successful imaginative works, The Creative Writer leads aspiring writers through the skills needed to construct each. The assignments, designed to make students more aware of language and more confident in their own ingenuity, build on each other until beginning creative writers have successfully created their own stories, poems, and essays. • Simple but innovative exercises encourage young writers to strengthen their vocabulary and become aware of the patterns of sentences • Legends and folklore are used to teach point of view, characterization, plotting, and other vital skills • Classic poetry serves as a model for the student’s own original poems • Unlike most “how to write” books, The Creative Writer is designed to be used in a mentor/student relationship, with teaching, guidance, and evaluation tips provided for the mentor or teacher • Can be used as a complement to Writing With Skill or on its own

The Creative Self
The Creative Self

Author: Maciej Karwowski

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2017-02-22

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 0128099054

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The Creative Self reviews and summarizes key theories, studies, and new ideas about the role and significance self-beliefs play in one’s creativity. It untangles the interrelated constructs of creative self-efficacy, creative metacognition, creative identity, and creative self-concept. It explores how and when creative self-beliefs are formed as well as how creative self-beliefs can be strengthened. Part I discusses how creativity plays a part in one’s self-identity and its relationship with free will and efficacy. Part II discusses creativity present in day-to-day life across the lifespan. Part III highlights the intersection of the creative self with other variables such as mindset, domains, the brain, and individual differences. Part IV explores methodology and culture in relation to creativity. Part V, discusses additional constructs or theories that offer promise for future research on creativity. Explores how beliefs about one’s creativity are part of one’s identity Investigates the development of self-beliefs about creativity Identifies external and personality factors influencing self-beliefs about creativity Incorporates worldwide research with cross-disciplinary contributors

The Midnight Disease
The Midnight Disease

Author: Alice W. Flaherty

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2015-04-28

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 0547525095

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“An original, fascinating, and beautifully written reckoning . . . of that great human passion: to write.”—Kay Redfield Jamison, national bestselling author of An Unquiet Mind Why is it that some writers struggle for months to come up with the perfect sentence or phrase while others, hunched over a keyboard deep into the night, seem unable to stop writing? In The Midnight Disease, neurologist Alice W. Flaherty explores the mysteries of literary creativity: the drive to write, what sparks it, and what extinguishes it. She draws on intriguing examples from medical case studies and from the lives of writers, from Franz Kafka to Anne Lamott, from Sylvia Plath to Stephen King. Flaherty, who herself has grappled with episodes of compulsive writing and block, also offers a compelling personal account of her own experiences with these conditions. “[Flaherty] is the real thing . . . and her writing magically transforms her own tragedies into something strange and whimsical almost, almost funny.”—The Washington Post “This is interesting, heated stuff.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Brilliant . . . [a] precious jewel of a book . . . that sparkles with some fresh insight or intriguing fact on practically every page.”—Seattle Post-Intelligencer “Flaherty mixes memoir, meditation, compendium and scholarly reportage in an odd but absorbing look at the neurological basis of writing and its pathologies . . . Writers will delight in the way information and lore are interspersed.”—Publishers Weekly

Writer's Mind: Crafting Fiction
Writer's Mind: Crafting Fiction

Author: Richard Cohen

Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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"Writer's Mind: Crafting Fiction" tells you in an entertaining yet authoritative manner all about the creative writing process: from imagining storylines to writing a first draft to publication.

Habits of the Creative Mind
Habits of the Creative Mind

Author: Richard E. Miller

Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education

Published: 2019-09-23

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 1319234437

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Improve your writing by adjusting the way you think and approach assignments in the instantly accessible and flexible Habits of the Creative Mind.

Writing from Within
Writing from Within

Author: Mark W. Curran

Publisher: Nmd Books

Published: 2011-02-01

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9781936828166

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Learn how to supercharge your creative writing and infuse it with inspiring energy by tapping the unlimited source of new ideas that sleeps beneath the surface of your awareness. By using the power of the creative unconscious, writers can learn to innovate and imagine to heights never before achieved and to experience the profound ecstasy of creation. This book teaches proven and effective techniques for exploring the inner world of your divine creativity by delving deep into your psyche to mine the gold within you. It examines effective techniques writers have used for decades to tap into this mysterious creative power - with real world examples and advice from successful modern day writers such as Issaac Asimov, Stephen King and Ray Bradbury. It also reveals the secrets discovered by the literary masters: Edgar Allan Poe, Ernest Hemingway, William Falkner and Mary Shelley to create great works of timeless beauty by accessing the power of their subconscious minds. Learn to avoid common mistakes when attempting to access deeper levels of awareness. Discover tips and tricks on how to get your own ideas out of your head and onto the paper even when you feel blocked or discouraged. This book helps both aspring and professional writers to become more prolific and productive by showing how to tap the creative power of the subconscious mind. This resourceful writer's tool is a valuable asset to any reference library. It has been called "The Swiss Army Knife of the Creative Unconscious." by Publisher's Weekly. "Well written and organized - A Swiss Army Knife of the creative unconcious." - Publisher's Weekly "A concise resource tool for writers in navigating the shadow world the subconscious" - The New York Times "A very helpful book in accessing the depths of creativity that lie hidden beneath the surface." - Writer's Digest