For anyone who has ever dreaded the blank page or struggled tofind something to write and then agonized over how best to writeit, or has simply found writing to be hard work, The Playful Way toSerious Writing breaks down common writing barriers and frees thewriter within. Drawing on extensive experience in teaching creativewriting and a lifetime of free artistic expression, Roberta Allen,novelist, short story writer, and author of Fast Fiction, hascreated a unique book of writing exercises packed with hundreds ofverbal directives and visual cues. The key, Allen says, is ENERGY,"the force behind the words, the desire to bring forth somethingthat has never before existed." Allen's ENERGY METHOD, whichfocuses creativity without interruption or that nagging innercritic, can be used for any type of creative effort at any level --stories, novels, plays, memoirs, sketches, journals, and more.Attractive, engaging, funny, and free ranging, The Playful Way toSerious Writingis more than just a writing guide -- it
