Product Description

"Write every day." Writers hear this advice all the time. Now they have a book to help them do it. A combination creativity journal and instruction guide, The Pocket Muse gives readers writing prompts, inspirational quotes and practical instruction for every day of the year. These bite-sized nuggets allow readers to turn to a page, read it in a minute or two, then begin a few minutes or an entire day of writing. The pages are numbered Day 1 through Day 365, and the months are numbered Month 1 through Month 12, so readers can begin at any time and work at their own pace. Writers of any level of experience and working in any area of writing will benefit greatly from this book. It provides quick-to-read, easy-to-find instruction, inspiration and creativity triggers. Writers can chart their progress on a daily basis and sustain creativity for much longer periods of time.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #689021 in Books
• Published on: 2002-04-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

From Amazon.com
According to Monica Wood, every writer needs two critics: one who offers unconditional praise and another who tells only truth. Wood's Pocket Muse does both--"on some pages you get a pat on the head, on others a kick in the seat"--and more. Every page of this pretty little book is devoted to helping you "jumpstart a writing session, inspire confidence, or strengthen your resolve." There are intriguing writing exercises, thought-provoking photographs, offbeat quotations from writers, enticing unfinished sentences, mini writing lessons, quirky word lists, stories from the writing trenches, and a generous dose of encouragement. "Write about a noise--or a silence--that won't go away," Wood suggests. "Someone has left a note on a car windshield," she offers. Books of this sort are often forced, or cute, or more about spirituality than writing. Not The Pocket Muse. It is a lively, appealing companion for a writer in need of a good nudge. --Jane Steinberg

About the Author
Monica Wood is the author of two novels, My Only Story and Secret Language. She is also the author of Description as well as several teaching guides. She has written extensively for Writer's Digest magazine and The Writer. Her short stories have appeared in Redbook and Glimmer Train.