Writing Begins with the Breath Embodying Your Authentic Voice

Name: Writing Begins with the Breath Embodying Your Authentic Voice
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ISBN: 9781590304730

ISBN-10: 159030473X

ISBN-13: 9781590304730

Edition: 2007

Authors: Laraine Herring

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In this distinctive guide to the craft of writing, author Laraine Herring shows us how to tune into our bodies and connect with our emotions so that our writing becomes an expression of our full beings, rather than just an intellectual exercise. With warmth and wisdom, Herring offers a path to discovering "deep writing"--prose that is unique, expressive, and profoundly authentic. Lessons and imaginative exercises show you how to: stay with your writing when your mind or body starts to pull you away; explore the five senses in your writing; and approach your writing without judgement. Writing Begins with the Breath will open up a whole world of creativity for people who may not have…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/11/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.31" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Laraine Herring holds an MFA and an MA and directs the creative writing program at Yavapai College. Her work includes the novel Ghost Swamp Blues and Writing Begins with the Breath. She also teaches at the Kripalu Insitute for Yoga and Health and online at DailyOm.com . She lives in Prescott, AZ with four beautiful orange cats and whatever ghosts happen to be currently speaking. Visit her at laraineherring.com for updates, newsletters and more.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Focusing the Mind



Risk



Authenticity



Humility



Curiosity



Empathy



Acceptance



Relationship



The Deep Writing Process



Self-Awareness



Process vs. Product



Body as Source



Ancestors as Source



Earth as Source



Inner and Outer Worlds



Shadow Boxing



Observation



Focused Awareness and Imagery



Characterization: Deep Questioning



Point of View: I Am Not "I"



Change



Suffering



Perseverance



Embracing What and Where You Are



Impermanence



Evolution



Surrender



Integration



Solitude



Stillness


Epilogue


Recommended Resources


About the Author