The author of this book, a writer and therapist, offers a detailed delightfully anecdotal map to the inner world of creativity and imagination often obscured by the pressures of our daily lives and by physical and emotional pain. By exploring autobiography, storytelling, myths, fairy tales, dreams and inner guides, Deena Metzger shows how writing shapes informs our lives and how our "silence" hinders us.
The author of this book, a writer and therapist, offers a detailed delightfully anecdotal map to the inner world of creativity and imagination often obscured by the pressures of our daily lives and by physical and emotional pain. By exploring autobiography, storytelling, myths, fairy tales, dreams and inner guides, Deena Metzger shows how writing shapes informs our lives and how our "silence" hinders us.
Lawrence Block is one of the most widely recognized names in the mystery genre. He has been named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and is a four-time winner of the prestigious Edgar and Shamus Awards, as well as a recipient of prizes in France, Germany, and Japan. He received the Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writers' Association-only the third American to be given this award. He is a prolific author, having written more than fifty books and numerous short stories, and is a devoted New Yorker and an enthusiastic global traveler.
"A deep and valuable book about writing and the creative life that stimulates the imagination."--Linda Leonard, Ph.D., author of"Witness to the Fire
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