| Writing Away: A Creative Guide to Awakening the Journal-Writing Traveler Contributor(s): Spalding, Lavinia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1932361677 ISBN-13: 9781932361674 Publisher: Travelers' Tales OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: Written in an engaging, witty style, this book shows how to connect with one's outer and inner landscape by keeping a travel journal as a practice. In 14 chapters from "Having a Great Time, Wish I Were Here" to "Every Exit Is Also an Entrance," "Writing Away" shows how to slow down and commit to the present moment, nurtures honesty and creativity, motivates the inner artist to discover creative material every step of the way, and demonstrates how traveling -- while keeping a journal along the way -- is the world's most valuable writing exercise. In more than 50 thought-provoking, experimental exercises, author Lavinia Spalding teaches readers to embrace mishaps in order to enrich the travel experience, recognize in advance what they truly want to remember, tap into their senses, overcome writer's block and procrastination, and tackle the discipline, routine, structure, and momentum that are crucial to the creative process. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Reference - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General |
| Dewey: 808.066 |
| LCCN: 2008055464 |
| Series: Travelers' Tales Guides |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.1" W x 7.4" (0.65 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Two major trends have recently swept the travel world: the first, an overwhelming desire (thanks to Elizabeth Gilbert's bestseller, Eat, Pray, Love) to write one's own memoir; the second, an explosion of social media, blogs, twitter and texts, which allow travelers to document and share their experiences instantaneously. Thus, the act of chronicling one's journey has never been more popular, nor the urge stronger. Writing Away: A Creative Guide to Awakening the Journal-Writing Traveler, will inspire budding memoirists and jetsetting scribes alike. But Writing Away doesn't stop there--author Lavinia Spalding spins the romantic tradition of keeping a travelogue into a modern, witty adventure in awareness, introducing the traditional handwritten journal as a profoundly valuable tool for self-discovery, artistic expression, and spiritual growth. Writing Away teaches you to embrace mishaps in order to enrich your travel experience, recognize in advance what you want to remember, tap into all your senses, and connect with the physical world in an increasingly technological age. It helps you overcome writer's block and procrastination; tackle the discipline, routine, structure, and momentum that are crucial to the creative process; and it demonstrates how traveling--while keeping a journal along the way--is the world's most valuable writing exercise. |