Write Yourself Out of a Corner

100 Exercises to Unlock Creativity

Alice LaPlante

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WW Norton & Co
12 May 2023

Creative writing & creative writing guides; Writing & editing guides; Reference works; Self-help & personal development

"When you are facing down a blank page (or screen), a constraint-based prompt-for example, ""you must use the words 'cloud' and 'green'"" or ""you must set the scene in a crowded grocery store""-can get your brain working in unexpected ways.

In this creative writing guide, longtime teacher and novelist Alice LaPlante shares 100 original exercises that will simultaneously push you into a corner and give you the tools to write yourself out of it. LaPlante explains the purpose of each exercise-to sharpen your ear for dialogue, generate surprising images, or access intense emotions-and breaks down student examples to reveal how to achieve these goals. Whether you are looking to jumpstart new ideas or find a fresh angle on a work in progress, and whether you write fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry, Write Yourself Out of a Corner will strengthen your imagination and your craft."

By: Alice LaPlante
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 452g
ISBN: 9780393541847
ISBN 10: 0393541843
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 12 May 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alice LaPlante is an award-winning writer and teacher of writing. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller Turn of Mind and other novels, and the Los Angeles Times bestseller The Making of a Story. She lives in Mallorca, Spain.