{"product_id":"a-commotion-in-your-heart-notes-on-writing-and-life-9781732499317","title":"A Commotion in Your Heart: Notes on Writing and Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A book that should be on every writer's bookshelf, next to \u003cem\u003eBird by Bird\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWriting Down the Bones\u003c\/em\u003e, and Welty's \u003cem\u003eOne Writer's Beginnings\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e -SJ Rozan, best-selling author of \u003cem\u003ePaper Son\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For writers of fiction, creative nonfiction, autobiography and memoir, and from amateurs to professionals, this book about the creative process is a book for writers everywhere interested in learning more about the craft of writing. A perfect gift for writers of all ages and levels of experience, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Commotion in Your Heart: Notes on Writing and Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e takes the reader from the author's childhood dream of being a writer through the ups and downs of publishing. She tells her story with highly relatable vignettes that focus on her own personal moments of clarity about what writing is (and what writing isn't), sharing the pleasures and lessons of more than 40 years of experience teaching writing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part memoir and part writing workshop, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Commotion in Your Heart: Notes on Writing and Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e offers writing inspiration and practical advice for authors at every stage of their writing journey. This collection of 37 essays includes: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eChasing the Muse\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBut That's How It Happened\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Writing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWorking (a Jigsaw)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Voices in My Head\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e(Maybe) Don't Quite Your Day Job\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Revision Toolkit\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eand much more \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith short, easy to read chapters, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Commotion in Your Heart: Notes on Writing and Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e will inspire veteran authors as well as beginning writers just getting started. And when writing is especially difficult, or when writer's block sets in, award-winning author Barbara Shoup is full of encouraging wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Commotion in Your Heart: Notes on Writing and Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is for anyone who understands that writing isn't just a hobby... It's a necessary part of living fully.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShoup, Barbara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBarbara Shoup\u003c\/b\u003e is an award winning, multi-genre author who served for many years as Executive Director of the Indiana Writers Center and has taught the craft of writing for over 40 years. She has penned eight novels and co-authored \u003ci\u003eNovel Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e, a highly acclaimed, definitive guide for aspiring novelists on how to write great fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarbara's young adult novels \u003ci\u003eWish You Were Here\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStranded in Harmony\u003c\/i\u003e were selected as the American Library Association's \u003cb\u003eBest Books for Young Adults\u003c\/b\u003e. Her novel \u003ci\u003eVermeer's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e was a School Library Journal \u003cb\u003eBest Adult Book for Young Adults\u003c\/b\u003e. She was also the recipient of the \u003cb\u003e2006 PEN Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Working Writer Fellowship\u003c\/b\u003e. She lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.","brand":"Inwords","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50434511143186,"sku":"9781732499317","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bf3034e1-458d-4330-a884-87765048f019.jpg?v=1729602902","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-commotion-in-your-heart-notes-on-writing-and-life-9781732499317","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}