The Soul of Place: A Creative Writing Workbook: Ideas and Exercises for Conjuring the Genius Loci

Lappin, Linda

ISBN 10: 160952103X / ISBN 13: 9781609521035

Editore: Travelers' Tales, 2015

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Riassunto:

In this engaging creative writing workbook, novelist and poet Linda Lappin presents a series of insightful exercises to help writers of all genresliterary travel writing, memoir, poetry, fiction, creative nonfictiondiscover imagery and inspiration in the places they love.

Lappin departs from the classical concept of the Genius Loci, the indwelling spirit residing in every landscape, house, city, or forestto argue that by entering into contact with the unique energy and identity of a place, writers can access an inexhaustible source of creative power. The Soul of Place provides instruction on how to evoke that power.

The writing exercises are drawn from many fieldsarchitecture, painting, cuisine, literature and literary criticism, geography and deep maps, Jungian psychology, fairy tales, mythology, theater and performance art, metaphysicsall of which offer surprising perspectives on our writing and may help us uncover raw materials for fiction, essays, and poetry hidden in our environment.

An essential resource book for the writers library, this book is ideal for creative writing courses, with stimulating exercises adaptable to all genres. For writers or travelers about to set out on a trip abroad,The Soul of Place is the perfect road trip companion, attuning our senses to a deeper awareness of place.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Tennessee-born Linda Lappin, novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer, is the author of three novels,The Etruscan (Wynkin de Worde, 2004), Katherines Wish (Wordcraft of Oregon, 2008) andSignatures in Stone: A Bomarzo Mystery (Pleasure Boat Studio, 2013), winner of the 2014 Daphne Du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery and Suspense Writing. Upcoming projects include a memoir,Postcards from a Tuscan Interior, sections of which won a Solas Award from Travelers Tales, andMissing Madonna in Montparnasse, a novel about the life of Jeanne Hébuterne. She holds an MFA from the University of Iowa Writers Workshop and is a member of the Associated Writing Programs (AWP) and of the European Association for Creative Writing Programs (EACWP). She lives in Rome.

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Titolo: The Soul of Place: A Creative Writing ...
Casa editrice: Travelers' Tales
Data di pubblicazione: 2015
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Very Good