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Dancing on the head of a pen : the practice of a writing life / Robert Benson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Colorado Springs, Colorado : WaterBrook Press, [2014]Edition: First EditionDescription: 174 pages ; 19 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0307458148 (electronic)
  • 1400074355 (hardback)
  • 9780307458148 (electronic)
  • 9781400074358 (hardback)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Dark marks on a page : on a book about making a book -- Follow your nose : on deciding what to write -- Go to your room : on the discipline of being a writer -- Six hundred words : on writing every day -- The jury box : on choosing an audience -- Speed kills : on place, time, and tools -- Hat tricks : on recognizing the task at hand -- Under the influence : on reading to write -- Working in the cages : on habits to keep a writer sharp -- A step in time : on the value of the literary stroll -- To air is human : on sharing a work in progress -- The finished line : on knowing when a work is done.
Summary: "Inspiring insights on effective, artful writing from a beloved author, whose insights will resonate with writers, artists, musicians, craftspersons, and anyone drawn to creative pursuits"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 808.02 B474 Available 33111007680818
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 808.02 B474 Available 33111007628098
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A compelling combination of advice and inspiration, Dancing on the Head of a Pen will challenge and encourage writers, artists, musicians, painters--anyone drawn to a life of artistic expression.

Digging deeply into his own writing habits, failures, and successes, Robert Benson helps you choose the ideal audience for your work, commit to it, and overcome the hurdles that inevitably confront both aspiring artists and accomplished professionals. Extending beyond the craft of writing, this gentle book moves into a rich discussion on the relationship between spirituality and art. Including wisdom from revered writers past and present, Dancing on the Head of a Pen is a beautiful mosaic of inspiration, practical help, and a glimpse into the disciplines that shape one writer's life.

" Dancing on the Head of a Pen is a pure delight to read. Encouraging, honest, practical, and important. I needed this book."
--Melody Carlson, author of more 200 books including Finding Alice

"With deceptive simplicity and an almost seductive easiness in his voice, Benson lays open before us the filigreed mystique of the writing life in all its beauty, its unmitigated angst, and its inescapable vocation."
--Phyllis Tickle, author of numerous books including The Divine Hours

"Robert Benson's Dancing on the Head of a Pen is a gem. It is wise, witty, and inspiring--a trifecta seldom achieved by a book on the writing life."
--James Scott Bell, bestselling author of Plot & Structure

Dark marks on a page : on a book about making a book -- Follow your nose : on deciding what to write -- Go to your room : on the discipline of being a writer -- Six hundred words : on writing every day -- The jury box : on choosing an audience -- Speed kills : on place, time, and tools -- Hat tricks : on recognizing the task at hand -- Under the influence : on reading to write -- Working in the cages : on habits to keep a writer sharp -- A step in time : on the value of the literary stroll -- To air is human : on sharing a work in progress -- The finished line : on knowing when a work is done.

"Inspiring insights on effective, artful writing from a beloved author, whose insights will resonate with writers, artists, musicians, craftspersons, and anyone drawn to creative pursuits"-- Provided by publisher.

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