{"product_id":"the-soul-of-place-9781609521035","title":"The Soul of Place","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“This is such  a pleasure to read. Unlike most books with \nwriting prompts, this one goes in depth with sensitizing you to ground \nyourself in awareness of where you are and why. \u003ci\u003eGrazie\u003c\/i\u003e, Linda, for this marvelous work.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Frances Mayes, author of \u003ci\u003eUnder the Tuscan Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003eIn\n this engaging creative writing workbook, novelist and poet Linda Lappin\n presents a series of insightful exercises to help writers of all \ngenres—literary travel writing, memoir, poetry, fiction, creative \nnonfiction—discover imagery and inspiration in the places they love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLappin departs from the classical concept of the \u003ci\u003eGenius Loci\u003c\/i\u003e,\n the indwelling spirit residing in every landscape, house, city, or \nforest—to argue that by entering into contact with the unique energy and\n identity of a place, writers can access an inexhaustible source of \ncreative power. \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of Place\u003c\/i\u003e provides instruction on how to evoke that power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe\n writing exercises are drawn from many fields—architecture, painting, \ncuisine, literature and literary criticism, geography and deep maps, \nJungian psychology, fairy tales, mythology, theater and performance art,\n metaphysics—all of which offer surprising perspectives on our writing \nand may help us uncover raw materials for fiction, essays, and poetry \nhidden in our environment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn essential resource book for the \nwriter’s library, this book is ideal for creative writing courses, with \nstimulating exercises adaptable to all genres. For writers or travelers \nabout 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.","brand":"Linda Lappin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48291760406779,"sku":"9781609521035","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781609521035_83aee7da-ec8c-48c1-9828-c8ca6182e89b.jpg?v=1772485385","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-soul-of-place-9781609521035","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}