Write yourself out of a corner : 100 exercises to unlock creativity /
LaPlante, Alice, 1958-
Write yourself out of a corner : 100 exercises to unlock creativity / Alice LaPlante. - xv, 364 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Using constraints to generate creative work -- Writing from your particular "location" -- Exercises -- Afterthoughts.
"100 imagination-stretching writing exercises inspired by the idea of creative constraints, from the author of The Making of a Story. When you are facing down a blank page (or screen), a constraint-based prompt-for example, "you must use the words 'cloud' and 'green'" or "you must set the scene in a crowded grocery store"-can get your brain working in unexpected ways. In this creative writing guide, longtime teacher and novelist Alice LaPlante shares 100 original exercises that will simultaneously push you into a corner and give you the tools to write yourself out of it. LaPlante explains the purpose of each exercise-to sharpen your ear for dialogue, generate surprising images, or access intense emotions-and breaks down student examples to reveal how to achieve these goals. Whether you are looking to jumpstart new ideas or find a fresh angle on a work in progress, and whether you write fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry, Write Yourself Out of a Corner will strengthen your imagination and your craft"--
9780393541847 (paperback) 0393541843 (paperback)
2023006039
Creative writing.
Escritura creativa
Arte de escribir.
Authorship.
Autoría
PN 187 / L314w 2023
808.02
Write yourself out of a corner : 100 exercises to unlock creativity / Alice LaPlante. - xv, 364 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Using constraints to generate creative work -- Writing from your particular "location" -- Exercises -- Afterthoughts.
"100 imagination-stretching writing exercises inspired by the idea of creative constraints, from the author of The Making of a Story. When you are facing down a blank page (or screen), a constraint-based prompt-for example, "you must use the words 'cloud' and 'green'" or "you must set the scene in a crowded grocery store"-can get your brain working in unexpected ways. In this creative writing guide, longtime teacher and novelist Alice LaPlante shares 100 original exercises that will simultaneously push you into a corner and give you the tools to write yourself out of it. LaPlante explains the purpose of each exercise-to sharpen your ear for dialogue, generate surprising images, or access intense emotions-and breaks down student examples to reveal how to achieve these goals. Whether you are looking to jumpstart new ideas or find a fresh angle on a work in progress, and whether you write fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry, Write Yourself Out of a Corner will strengthen your imagination and your craft"--
9780393541847 (paperback) 0393541843 (paperback)
2023006039
Creative writing.
Escritura creativa
Arte de escribir.
Authorship.
Autoría
PN 187 / L314w 2023
808.02