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Pumping Your Muse is a 136-page non-fiction, self-help
writer’s manual that is conveniently available in both
electronic and print format. The hardcopy is coil-bound –
perfect for an inviting workbook.
Published just recently in June 2005, this book belongs on
every writer’s reference bookshelf. Donna Sundblad’s goal
for her manual has certainly been met, as Pumping Your
Muse is able to stretch the readers’ creativity beyond their
normal limits by developing skills and focusing creative
energies in new directions.
The author focuses on the ability to build worlds through a
variety of exercises including reflections, perspectives,
balance, using multiple sensory tools and expanding
thinking patterns. Readers will learn about tracking
implements such as cards, journals and maps that help
develop a detailed world for the reader and make the book a
whole experience.
Following every exercise like a home-school class will take
several weeks and will definitely improve creative writing
skills. Pumping Your Muse could also be used as a
refresher course, a tool during the proofreading processes
of a manuscript, or to get past writer’s block.
Donna Sundblad keeps the continuity flowing at an
interesting pace and has allowed space for notes at the end
of every chapter. Her useful manual also includes a number
of excellent writer’s resource websites.
I recommend that readers review the entire manual and
then return to chapter one before they actually begin the
program. In this way, the reader will be more familiar with
the reasons and goals for each exercise. I’ve been
anticipating my return to chapter one since I began the
reviewing process of this book and have no doubt that my
skills will be improved because of the exercises in this
manual.
ISBN#: 0970863578
Author: Donna Sundblad
Publisher: ePress-online.com ~ Writopia, Inc.
~ Lillian Brummet - Book Reviewer - Co-author of the book
Trash Talk, a guide for anyone concerned about his or her
impact on the environment – Author of Towards
Understanding, a collection of poetry.
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