Approaching writing as a sacred art, Stephen Buhner explores the core of the craft: the communication of deep meaning that feeds not just the mind but also the soul of the reader.
Approaching writing as a sacred art, Stephen Buhner explores the core of the craft: the communication of deep meaning that feeds not just the mind but also the soul of the reader.
Stephen Harrod Buhner (1952–2022) was the author of 13 books of nonfiction and 1 of poetry. His books have been translated into 14 languages and have been nominated for 11 awards, winning 8. He was a member of PEN and the Authors Guild.
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Before Buying This Book I--The Touch of a Golden Thread 1. The Bookman 2. The Secret All Beginning Writers Want to Know II--Inhabiting the Word 3. On the Art of Nonfiction 4. You Must Begin with Something Deeper in the Self 5. “The Road of Feeling” 6. “It Burns the Blood Like Powdered Glass” 7. The Skill of Duende 8. Following Golden Threads III--Dreaming and the Journey to the Imaginal 9. “A Certain Adjustment of Consciousness” 10. “The Secret Kinesis of Things” 11. Aisthesis 12. Synaesthetic Writing and the Beginnings of Analogical Thought 13. Analogical Thinking 14. The Dreamer and the “Secret Room where Dreams Prowl” 15. The Imaginal Realm 16. Poesis IV--On Technique The First Draft, Revision, Clarity, and Refinement 17. The First Draft and the Beginnings of Revision 18. Problems and Further Revisioning 19. Clichéd Thinking and Killing the Genuine 20. Hidden Baggage 21. Some Subtle Refinements of the Art 22. Grammar Nazis and Editors-from-Hell 23. Some Final Words on the Writing Life Epilogue The Appendices--On the Business of Writing Appendix A. The People in Publishing and the Business End of the Profession Appendix B. The Art of the Book Proposal (Training in the Big Lie) Appendix C. Further Reading, Resources, and Recommendations Notes Bibliography Index
Before Buying This Book I--The Touch of a Golden Thread 1. The Bookman 2. The Secret All Beginning Writers Want to Know II--Inhabiting the Word 3. On the Art of Nonfiction 4. You Must Begin with Something Deeper in the Self 5. “The Road of Feeling” 6. “It Burns the Blood Like Powdered Glass” 7. The Skill of Duende 8. Following Golden Threads III--Dreaming and the Journey to the Imaginal 9. “A Certain Adjustment of Consciousness” 10. “The Secret Kinesis of Things” 11. Aisthesis 12. Synaesthetic Writing and the Beginnings of Analogical Thought 13. Analogical Thinking 14. The Dreamer and the “Secret Room where Dreams Prowl” 15. The Imaginal Realm 16. Poesis IV--On Technique The First Draft, Revision, Clarity, and Refinement 17. The First Draft and the Beginnings of Revision 18. Problems and Further Revisioning 19. Clichéd Thinking and Killing the Genuine 20. Hidden Baggage 21. Some Subtle Refinements of the Art 22. Grammar Nazis and Editors-from-Hell 23. Some Final Words on the Writing Life Epilogue The Appendices--On the Business of Writing Appendix A. The People in Publishing and the Business End of the Profession Appendix B. The Art of the Book Proposal (Training in the Big Lie) Appendix C. Further Reading, Resources, and Recommendations Notes Bibliography Index
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