{"product_id":"the-soul-of-place-a-creative-writing-workbook-ideas-and-exercises-for-conjuring-the-genius-loci-paperback","title":"The Soul of Place: A Creative Writing Workbook: Ideas and Exercises for Conjuring the Genius Loci - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinda Lappin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this engaging creative writing workbook, novelist and poet Linda Lappin presents a series of insightful exercises to help writers of all genres--literary travel writing, memoir, poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction--discover imagery and inspiration in the places they love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLappin departs from the classical concept of the \u003ci\u003eGenius Loci\u003c\/i\u003e, the indwelling spirit residing in every landscape, house, city, or forest--to argue that by entering into contact with the unique energy and identity of a place, writers can access an inexhaustible source of creative power. \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of Place\u003c\/i\u003e provides instruction on how to evoke that power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe writing exercises are drawn from many fields--architecture, painting, cuisine, literature and literary criticism, geography and deep maps, Jungian psychology, fairy tales, mythology, theater and performance art, metaphysics--all of which offer surprising perspectives on our writing and may help us uncover raw materials for fiction, essays, and poetry hidden in our environment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn essential resource book for the writer's library, this book is ideal for creative writing courses, with stimulating exercises adaptable to all genres. For writers or travelers about to set out on a trip abroad, \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of Place\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect road trip companion, attuning our senses to a deeper awareness of place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTennessee-born Linda Lappin, novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer, is the author of three novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Etruscan\u003c\/i\u003e (Wynkin de Worde, 2004), \u003ci\u003eKatherine's Wish\u003c\/i\u003e (Wordcraft of Oregon, 2008) and \u003ci\u003eSignatures in Stone: A Bomarzo Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e (Pleasure Boat Studio, 2013), winner of the 2014 Daphne Du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery and Suspense Writing. Upcoming projects include a memoir, \u003ci\u003ePostcards from a Tuscan Interior\u003c\/i\u003e, sections of which won a Solas Award from Travelers' Tales, and \u003ci\u003eMissing Madonna in Montparnasse\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel about the life of Jeanne Hébuterne. She holds an MFA from the University of Iowa Writers Workshop and is a member of the Associated Writing Programs (AWP) and of the European Association for Creative Writing Programs (EACWP). She lives in Rome.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.4 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51799693426976,"sku":"9781609521035","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/672c4b188d36b8f108b8ee34f7383f52.webp?v=1780820189","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-soul-of-place-a-creative-writing-workbook-ideas-and-exercises-for-conjuring-the-genius-loci-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}