The Creative Writer's Workbook: A Sourcebook for Releasing Your Creativity and Finding Your True Writer's Voice

by Cathy Birch

'Full of good ideas and exercises to help you develop characters and plot.' 'Good for tutors and students alike...I bought the book myself and use it frequently.' This title is new updated edition with new title of this practical and inspirational workbook for creative writers. It is packed with tried and tested exercises and devices to trigger and develop creativity such as visualization, word webs, flow charts, dream-work.
REVIEWS:
"'There is a solid practical base to this book...do give Cathy's methods a try - you will surprise yourself.' Writer's Bulletin 'Your true writer's voice is unlikely to inhabit the realms of logic...this book takes you on a journey into the subconscious to help you find that voice and use it. The results can be both amazing and satisfying.' Writers' Own"
AUTHOR BIOG:
Cathy Birch is a writer, lecturer, and Jungian psychotherapist. Her impressive writing credits range from comedy material for Bob Hope, Dave Allen and The Two Ronnies to language skills textbooks, poetry, articles and short stories. She is based in Okehampton, Devon, UK.
CONTENTS:
1. Writing as a way of life
2. Tuning in
3. Discovering the plot
4. Developing atmosphere, pace, mood
5. Working with beginnings and endings
6. Surprising yourself
7. Working with your dreams
8. Recycling
9. Crafting
10. Editing.

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction

206 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1900

Reviews

[Rolo · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was not without its gems. I was able to take some really valuable advice from the book but finding them was like wading through an Easter egg hunt in mud bog. I didn’t much like all the new age writing exercises and tips. I rolled my eyes a lot.

[Chuck · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have raved about this book to all my writerly friends whilst reading it. It is just so out-of-the-box, fresh thinking! So many of these "Writing Craft" books are just recycling the same advice over and over again but this was just so refreshing to me. A real wake up call. And full of things I can't believe I haven't been taught before. Not even on a Creative Writing BA degree! This is the slow approach to finding your creative spark again. This isn't the kind of book you read quickly and then get straight into a novel. This is filled with exercises that at times, admittedly, feel a little crazy, but it's all about awakening that right side of your brain and letting the creativity flow in. Even if the technology mentioned in it is outdated now, it doesn't matter, I recommend this to anyone who wants to be a better writer and a better creative soul.

[Carl894 · Rating 3 out of 5]

ok

[Wilde Sky · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this guide for writer’s wanting to ‘release their creativity’ had some very good ideas for developing stories, but some of the more general sections (such as the one on editing) were a bit woolly.

[Christine Ku · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found it fairly useful as a self-help book for creative writers

[Charles Chettiar · Rating 3 out of 5]

ok