Writing in Flow,9780898799293

Writing in Flow

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ISBN13: 9780898799293
ISBN10: 0898799295
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-05-01
Publisher(s): Writers Digest Books
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Summary

Writing in Flow shows writers how to achieve and maintain a sense of flow in their own work. Dr. Susan Perry leads writers through an in-depth analysis of flow, from defining what it is to making it happen -- even when facing writer's block. Throughout this groundbreaking book, more than 75 best-selling and award-winning writers reveal their techniques for enhancing their writing creativity and productivity.

Table of Contents

Foreword xiii
Introduction 1(5)
PART ONE: An Ode to Flow
Oh, to Be in Flow Now That Aprils's Three
6(9)
Three Kinds of Writers
How flow Occurs
Classic Flow
The Benefits of Writing in Flow
Stopping Time
What Flow in Writing Feels Like
15(22)
Where Flow Fits Into the Creative-Writing Process
When Time Stops
Losing---and finding---the Self
Metaphors to Write By
Moving From Here to Where
Water and Assorted Images
When Flow Isn't ``Flow''
The Physical Experience of Flow
The Sexiness of Flow
PART TWO: The Master Keys to Flow Entry in Writing
Key One: Have a Reason to Write
37(25)
Believing Might Make It So
The Inside Story
Feedback Loop
Writing Matters
Mystery, Surprise and Challenge
Beating Boredom
Is the Mind Half Full? And Other Reasons Writers Write
When Deadlines Help
Your Reward or Mine?
Turning Key One
Key Two: Think Like a Writer
62(26)
Is There a Creative Writer's Personality?
The Natural Writer
Open to Experience
Take a risk
Fully Absorbed
From Resilient to Confident
Not Too Mad or Manic
Turning Key two
Key Three: Loosen Up
88(14)
Loose as a Cat's Shimmer
Crossing Boundaries
Play With Words
Turning Key Three
Key Four: Focus In
102(14)
Pay Attention to Attention
Trance or Flow?
Find the Silent Center
Turning Key Four
Key Five: Balance Among Opposites
116(25)
In or out of Control?
Will or Inspiration?
Who's Watching?
Turning Key Five
PART THREE: Making Flow Happen
Everything You Wanted to Know About Writing in Flow
141(19)
When and How Often Does Flow Begin?
How Long Do Writers Write and Stay in Flow?
Are There Different Kinds of Flow?
How Does the Context of a Writer's Life Affect Flow?
Are There Different Kinds of Flow?
Are There Atypical Flow Experiences?
Specific Techniques for Luring Flow
160(35)
Rituals and Routines
Away With Clutter (Maybe)
Timing Matters
Just Do It
Hearing and Seeing Things
Musical Aids
Simple Silence
Mediation
Going Back to Go Forward
Allegiance to the Tools of the Trade
Reading to Write
Walking Toward Flow
Eating and Drinking
Stopping Today to Start Easily Tomorrow
Miscellaneous Methods
Learning to Flow Past Blocks
195(27)
A Difference of Opinion About Writer's Block
Not Writing, But Not Blocked
Why Writing Doesn't Happen
Learning to Be a Better Writer
Breaking Your Blocks
Finals Thoughts
Appendix: The Art of Studying the Writer's Art 222(8)
Questions and More Questions
Are These Writers Representative?
Talking About Flow
Analyzing the Data
Writers Who Participated 230(10)
Notes 240(19)
References 259(12)
Index 271

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