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 Writing the Wave: Inspired
Rides for Aspiring Writers by Elizabeth Ayres (Penguin
Putnam, 2000) is the first creative writing book designed especially
for beginners. It shows you what to write. It shows you how to write.
With its step-by-step, timed instructions, you'll learn to transform
fundamental writing principles into concrete techniques you can use
over & over . . . forever!
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"Elizabeth
Ayres has thought long and hard about the writing process, and is one
of the most seasoned and exemplary practitioners in the field of
teaching writing. This writing guide is an invaluable distillation of
her insights and experiences. I cannot imagine any beginning or
struggling writer not coming away with some inspiration from it."
(Phillip Lopate, editor of The Art of the Essay and Writing New York)
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This how-to creative writing
workbook makes the writing process safe, easy and fun while honoring
its spiritual depth and mystery. Proven by hundreds of writers in
Elizabeth Ayres' popular Writing the Wave Workshop, the exercises are applicable to any
genre: fiction writing, non-fiction writing, poetry writing, screenplay
writing ... even business writers benefit from them. And while the book
caters to the needs of the beginner, more advanced writers looking for
a creative jumpstart will like it too.
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"Writing
the Wave beautifully and clearly transfers to the page the very
considerable and down-to-earth magic of Elizabeth Ayres' classroom. The
lessons, direct and user-friendly as a road map, lead the beginning or
intermediate writer not only into the process of writing but into the
imagination's playroom, the happy quirks and accidents of one's own
psyche which are the wellsprings of creativity." (Michael Heller,
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Written with
warmth and wit, it'll get you writing and keep you writing from the
very first page. The interactive style will make you feel like you have
your very own personal trainer, and the graphics will charm and delight
you.
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"This book
beautifully intuits the conflicts new writers face at all stages in the
creative process and the exercises needed to resolve them. I'm
particularly impressed with the logic of the handbook approach in which
discussion, written lessons, and analysis blend in whole fabric."
(Martin Paddio, [former] publisher, the New York City Poetry Calendar)
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You want to
write. Maybe you've been at it for a while. Maybe you've never set pen
to paper. Deep down inside, though, you have a dream. You know, you
just know, you can do this thing. All you need is someone to show you
how. Elizabeth Ayres can do just that.
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"I've
stumbled along for years, trying different writing books with different
strategies by various authors, without much success or satisfaction.
Writing the Wave has changed all that, giving me a greater command of
theme, structure, imagery.... Even the third or fourth time around on
the same writing exercise, I continue to surprise myself with words I
didn't know I had in me." (Amazon.com reader review)
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