Author: Peter Turchi
Publisher: Trinity University Press
ISBN: 1595341943
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 291
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With his characteristic talent for finding the connections between writing and the stuff of our lives (most notably in his earlier hit Maps of the Imagination: The Writer as Cartographer), Peter Turchi ventures into new, and even more surprising, territory. In A Muse and a Maze, Turchi draws out the similarities between writing and puzzle-making and its flip side, puzzle-solving. He teases out how mystery lies at the heart of all storytelling. And he uncovers the magic—the creation of credible illusion—that writers share with the likes of Houdini and master magicians. In Turchi’s associative narrative, we learn about the history of puzzles, their obsessive quality, and that Benjamin Franklin was a devotee of an ancient precursor of sudoku called Magic Squares. Applying this rich backdrop to the requirements of writing, Turchi reveals as much about the human psyche as he does about the literary imagination and the creative process. With the goal of giving writers new ways to think about their work and readers new ways to consider the books they encounter, A Muse and a Maze suggests ways in which every piece of writing is a kind of puzzle. The work argues that literary writing is defined, at least in part, by its embrace of mystery; offers tangrams as a model for the presentation of complex characters; compares a writer’s relationship to his or her narrator to magicians and wizards; offers the maze and the labyrinth as alternatives to the more common notion of the narrative line; and concludes with a discussion of how readers and writers, like puzzle solvers, not only tolerate but find pleasure in difficulty. While always balancing erudition with accessibility, Turchi examines the work of writers as various as A. A. Milne, Dashiell Hammett, Truman Capote, Anton Chekhov, Alison Bechdel, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Antonya Nelson, Vladimir Nabokov, Charles D’Ambrosio, Michael Ondaatje, Alice Munro, Thomas Bernhard, and Mark Twain, elaborating and illuminating ways in which their works expand and deliver on the title’s double entendre, A Muse and a Maze. With 100 images that range from movie stills from Citizen Kane and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to examples of sudokus, crosswords, and other puzzles; from Norman Rockwell’s famous triple self-portrait to artwork by Charles Richie; and from historical arcana to today’s latest magic, A Muse and a Maze offers prose exposition, images, text quotations, and every available form of wisdom, leading the reader step-by-step through passages from stories and novels to demonstrate, with remarkable clarity, how writers evolve their eventual creations.
Author: Anita Revel
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0578024055
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 253
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Foodies rejoice! No more dangerous dieting; no more trash talking; no more self-loathing... When Anita Revel lost her libido, her self-respect and her aspiration to get another season out of her bikini, she embarked on a life-changing process to find her goddess within. In creating The Goddess DIET, she found dozens of Daily Intentional Empowerment Tools to realign her physical, emotional and spiritual behaviours for holistic well-being. The Goddess DIET works because it connects the three crucial relationships between body, mind and spirit. Lose your inner critic, gain more energy and fall in self-love.
Author: Tom Henderson
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1456751077
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 676
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WEB OF SPINDLED TIME A Poetic Point of View A...spiritual journey unspooled in free verse, short prose and original artwork...the image of spindled time perfectly captures the experience of encountering Hendersons cosmic tome...This rhythmic alternation of inward and outward focus is one of Hendersons persistent themes, introduced in the prologueLooking outward, at my world, / I observed the constant changes around me, / Peering inward, I analyzed / My own shifting feelingsand revisited frequently, most memorably in several examples of concrete poetry...Elsewhere, various narrators on numerous paths and journeys invariably learn how much they do not yet know. In Blakean fashion, Henderson strives to deconstruct the tension of man simultaneously seeing himself as the image of perfection and as a mere, and mortal, fool. Wisdom, he suggests, lies in unifying both visions, often via paradox. In The Flight of the Spirit, for instance, the narrator laments, I have searched for an escape. / But, death comes to all. / Escape then, is inevitable. / Life is short. After further contemplation, however, he instead concludes that chains are loosened by death. / The soul drifts into the freedom / Of eternity, / Forever has no end / If death is short / And life is everlasting. For all its lofty philosophical inquiries, Hendersons poetry is generally unadorned, marked by plain speech and the occasional simple rhyme scheme. Because the mystic nature of these revelations is likely to confound reason, the mind can be slow to believe...so reading in small doses may be the best approach. Readers who see spiritual perfection as a journey, rather than a destination, will appreciate Henderson as a fellow traveler.
Author: Gilda Joffe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780369388209
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Have you ever had a dream, but let it go because you were too afraid of failure to try? Dancing with Your Muse is a heartfelt, motivational guide to understanding this fear, realising that you are not alone in it, and working past it to achieve your goals without inhibition.Fear of failure is a universal issue that can hold even the most talented of people back from reaching their full potential. Dancing with Your Muse is a series of thirty essays which speak about the common and debilitating anxieties encountered on the path to creative expression. Sections include: 1: ''Fear In All Its Glory'' - explains patterns of fear, and shows you how to transform inhibitors into positive outcomes. 2: ''Judgement and Criticism'' - provides guidance on how to keep yourself in balance without succumbing to outside perceptions of your worth. 3: ''Success in Different Guises'' -expands your notion of success by giving you a more personal, expansive understanding of what accomplishment really means to you.Written in a gentle, contemplative tone, this book will encourage you to determine and strive for success on your own terms. Performers, business people, students, and everyday dreamers alike will learn to courageously choose the most direct pathways to creative success and, more importantly, personal fulfillment, holding only a desire to contribute fully to their own li
Author: Chantel Acevedo
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062947710
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 311
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The first in an action-packed debut middle grade fantasy duology about a Cuban American girl who discovers that she’s one of the nine Muses of Greek mythology. Perfect for fans of The Serpent’s Secret, the Aru Shah series, and the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Callie Martinez-Silva didn’t mean to turn her best friend into a pop star. But when a simple pep talk leads to miraculous results, Callie learns she’s the newest muse of epic poetry, one of the nine Muses of Greek mythology tasked with protecting humanity’s fate in secret. Whisked away to Muse Headquarters, she joins three recruits her age, who call themselves the Muse Squad. Together, the junior muses are tasked with using their magic to inspire and empower—not an easy feat when you’re eleven and still figuring out the goddess within. When their first assignment turns out to be Callie’s exceptionally nerdy classmate, Maya Rivero, the squad comes to Miami to stay with Callie and her Cuban family. There, they discover that Maya doesn’t just need inspiration, she needs saving from vicious Sirens out to unleash a curse that will corrupt her destiny. As chaos erupts, will the Muse Squad be able to master their newfound powers in time to thwart the Cassandra Curse . . . or will it undo them all?
Author: Susan Kavaler-Adler
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317795687
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Through the life stories of women such as Camille Claudel, Virginia Woolf, Katherine Mansfield, Anne Sexton, Suzanne Farrell and others and through clinical case studies, Susan Kavaler-Adler offers penetrating insights into the nature of the creative process. Kavaler-Adler contrasts unsuccessful psychological treatments with object-relations therapy that is able to resolve the pathological narcissism of creative addiction and allow the emergence of healthy modes of self-expression.
Author: Patricia Telesco
Publisher: Citadel Press
ISBN: 9780806521374
Category : Magic
Languages : en
Pages : 196
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"Advanced Wicca" brings readers to a higher level of awareness, insight, clarity, responsibility, faith, manifestation, and powerful success--far beyond training found in Wicca 101.
Author: Adrian May
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350309702
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 271
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In this engaging guide, teacher, poet and lyricist Adrian May shows how magic is a tool used by writers to generate creativity, where concepts of magic are seen as portals of creative power. This unique book features approachable chapters on aspects of magic and writing - such as the Tarot and the creative methods of W. B. Yeats. Blending literary criticism with practical exercises, this text will enable readers to understand the magical nature of creative writing, giving them a sense of wider possibilities and equipping them to improve their creative writing. This an ideal resource for undergraduate or postgraduate students taking courses on Creative Writing, as well as established or budding writers working independently.
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Author: Mocha VonBee
Publisher: Indie Ink
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 81
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Love or Music… Which should they choose and what price do they have to pay? Felice, Kit’s sceptical best friend, doesn’t believe Kit and Tully woke a sleeping god and were offered a choice… Instead, she’s looking forward to the year ahead, where everyone’s wish is about to come true. Felice has got a coveted place in art college and, just as they dreamed of in school, she and Kit are going to share a cottage in Dublin. Tully is back from a UK tour, while Spike has promised to chaperone Kit around Trinity and orchestrate a brilliant social life for them all. What could possibly go wrong? But when their best-laid plans start to unravel, not even Felice can deny that the fateful choice might have consequences for them all… What Early Readers Say… Another great addition to the Kit and Tully series from Mocha. I actually liked reading from Felice’s point of view for this book. It's definitely a great nostalgia read if you grew up in the late 90s, early 00s, like I did. I can't wait to see what happens in the next book in the series, and who we follow for that one. Goodreads Reviewer Felice was one of my favorite characters in the other books and I liked that this book gave her a lot of layers. I love the nice brief chapters and Mocha VonBee’s writing style and I can't wait to see what happens next for this group of friends! Goodreads Reviewer This story provides great insight into how Felice sees herself and how she wants to be perceived by her family, friends, and other people around her. The series continues being mysterious, compelling, and lots of fun to read! With well written three-dimensional characters, 1990s Irish setting, friendship, love, secrets, art, music, and Celtic Mythology. I highly recommend this book and series! Goodreads Reviewer Really enjoyed this story and seeing what the characters have been up to. Loving this series and I think it'll be a big hit. NetGalley Reviewer Another lovely short book in this great series about love and friendship. Seeing what her (Felice’s) life is really like made it a lot easier to see why she acts the way she does in the earlier books. I still love the nice short chapters and Mocha's writing style and I can't wait to see what happens next for this group of friends! Goodreads Reviewer I loved how the novel was short enough to read in one sitting and how you get to know the characters. Mocha has done it again with another brilliantly written, easy to read novel, which I highly recommend. Goodreads Reviewer
