 Writing the Wave: Inspired Rides for Aspiring Writers by Elizabeth Ayres (Penguin Putnam, 2000) is the
first creative writing book designed especially for
beginners. It shows you what to write. It shows you how
to write. With its step-by-step, timed instructions, you'll
learn to transform fundamental writing principles into
concrete techniques you can use over & over . . .
forever!
"Elizabeth Ayres has thought long
and hard about the writing process, and is one of the most
seasoned and exemplary practitioners in the field of teaching
writing. This writing guide is an invaluable distillation of her
insights and experiences. I cannot imagine any beginning or
struggling writer not coming away with some inspiration from it."
(Phillip Lopate, editor of The Art of the Essay and Writing
New York) |
This how-to creative writing workbook
makes the writing process safe, easy and fun while
honoring its spiritual depth and mystery. Proven by
hundreds of writers in Elizabeth Ayres' popular Writing
the Wave Workshop, the
exercises are applicable to any genre: fiction writing,
non-fiction writing, poetry writing, screenplay writing
... even business writers benefit from them. And while
the book caters to the needs of the beginner, more
advanced writers looking for a creative jumpstart will
like it too.
"Writing the Wave beautifully and clearly transfers to the page the very
considerable and down-to-earth magic of Elizabeth Ayres'
classroom. The lessons, direct and user-friendly as a road map,
lead the beginning or intermediate writer not only into the
process of writing but into the imagination's playroom, the happy
quirks and accidents of one's own psyche which are the
wellsprings of creativity." (Michael Heller, |Wordflow:
New & Selected Poems) |
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Written with warmth and wit, it'll get you
writing and keep you writing from the very first page.
The interactive style will make you feel like you have
your very own personal trainer, and the graphics will
charm and delight you.
"This book beautifully intuits the
conflicts new writers face at all stages in the creative process
and the exercises needed to resolve them. I'm particularly
impressed with the logic of the handbook approach in which
discussion, written lessons, and analysis blend in whole fabric."
(Martin Paddio, [former] publisher, the New York City Poetry
Calendar) |
You want to write. Maybe you've been at it
for a while. Maybe you've never set pen to paper. Deep
down inside, though, you have a dream. You know, you just
know, you can do this thing. All you need is someone to
show you how. Elizabeth Ayres can do just that.
"I've stumbled along for years,
trying different writing books with different strategies by
various authors, without much success or satisfaction. Writing
the Wave has changed all that, giving me a greater command
of theme, structure, imagery.... Even the third or fourth time
around on the same writing exercise, I continue to surprise
myself with words I didn't know I had in me." (Amazon.com
reader review) |
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