| Ensouling Language: On the Art of Nonfiction and the Writer's Life Original Edition Contributor(s): Buhner, Stephen Harrod (Author) |
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ISBN: 1594773823 ISBN-13: 9781594773822 Publisher: Inner Traditions International OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - Nonfiction (incl. Memoirs) - Self-help | Creativity - Language Arts & Disciplines | Style Manuals |
| Dewey: 808.02 |
| LCCN: 2010016052 |
| Physical Information: 1.32" H x 6.04" W x 8.84" (1.24 lbs) 480 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first comprehensive work on nonfiction as an art form - Shows how nonfiction, especially how-to and self-help, can take on the same power and luminosity as great fiction - Develops processes to reliably induce the dreaming state from which all writing comes - Teaches the skill of analogical thinking that is the core perceptual tool for writers - Explores the subtle techniques of powerful writing, from inducing associational dreaming in the reader, to language symmetry, sound patterning, foreshadowing, feeling flow, and more Approaching writing as a sacred art, Stephen Buhner explores the core of the craft: the communication of deep meaning that feeds not just the mind but also the soul of the reader. Tapping into the powerful archetypes within language, he shows how to enrich your writing by following "golden threads" of inspiration while understanding the crucial invisibles essential to the art of both fiction and nonfiction: how to craft language with feeling and vision, employ altered states of mind to access the writing trance, clear your work by recognizing the powerful sway of clich d thinking and hidden baggage, and intentionally generate duende--that physical/emotional response to art that gives you chills, opens up unrecognized aspects of reality, or simply resonates in your soul. Covering some very practical aspects of writing such as layering and word symmetry, the author also explores the inner world of publishing--what you really will encounter when you become a writer. He then shows how to develop a powerful and engaging book proposal based on understanding the proposal as a work of fiction--the map is never the territory, nor is the proposal the book that it will become. This book, written using all the techniques discussed within it, offers a powerful, experiential journey into the heart of writing. It does for nonfiction what John Gardner's books on writing did for fiction. It is one of the most significant works on writing published in our time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Buhner, Stephen Harrod: - Stephen Harrod Buhner is an Earth poet and the award-winning author of ten books on nature, indigenous cultures, the environment, and herbal medicine. He comes from a long line of healers including Leroy Burney, Surgeon General of the United States under Eisenhower and Kennedy, and Elizabeth Lusterheide, a midwife and herbalist who worked in rural Indiana in the early nineteenth century. The greatest influence on his work, however, has been his great-grandfather C.G. Harrod who primarily used botanical medicines, also in rural Indiana, when he began his work as a physician in 1911. Stephen's work has appeared or been profiled in publications throughout North America and Europe including Common Boundary, Apotheosis, Shaman's Drum, The New York Times, CNN, and Good Morning America. www.gaianstudies.org |