{"product_id":"the-soul-of-place-a-creative-writing-workbook-ideas-and-exercises-for-conjuring-the-genius-loci-9781609521035","title":"The Soul of Place: A Creative Writing Workbook: Ideas and Exercises for Conjuring the Genius Loci","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This is such a pleasure to read. Unlike most books with \u003cbr\u003ewriting prompts, this one goes in depth with sensitizing you to ground \u003cbr\u003eyourself in awareness of where you are and why. \u003ci\u003eGrazie\u003c\/i\u003e, Linda, for this marvelous work.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Frances Mayes, author of \u003ci\u003eUnder the Tuscan Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn\u003cbr\u003e this engaging creative writing workbook, novelist and poet Linda Lappin\u003cbr\u003e presents a series of insightful exercises to help writers of all \u003cbr\u003egenres--literary travel writing, memoir, poetry, fiction, creative \u003cbr\u003enonfiction--discover imagery and inspiration in the places they love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLappin departs from the classical concept of the \u003ci\u003eGenius Loci\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cbr\u003e the indwelling spirit residing in every landscape, house, city, or \u003cbr\u003eforest--to argue that by entering into contact with the unique energy and\u003cbr\u003e identity of a place, writers can access an inexhaustible source of \u003cbr\u003ecreative power. \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of Place\u003c\/i\u003e provides instruction on how to evoke that power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003e writing exercises are drawn from many fields--architecture, painting, \u003cbr\u003ecuisine, literature and literary criticism, geography and deep maps, \u003cbr\u003eJungian psychology, fairy tales, mythology, theater and performance art, \u003cbr\u003e metaphysics--all of which offer surprising perspectives on our writing \u003cbr\u003eand may help us uncover raw materials for fiction, essays, and poetry \u003cbr\u003ehidden in our environment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn essential resource book for the \u003cbr\u003ewriter's library, this book is ideal for creative writing courses, with \u003cbr\u003estimulating exercises adaptable to all genres. For writers or travelers \u003cbr\u003eabout 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Travelers' Tales","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50505609609490,"sku":"9781609521035","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_af1163a8-d61e-4183-ad60-18552092ec9b.jpg?v=1730841129","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-soul-of-place-a-creative-writing-workbook-ideas-and-exercises-for-conjuring-the-genius-loci-9781609521035","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}