
The Creative Writer's Mind
by Nigel Krauth
Title:
The Creative Writer's Mind
Author:
Nigel Krauth
Series (if any):
New Writing Viewpoints
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
182 pages
Publisher:
Channel View Publications
ISBN-13:
9781800415355
EAN:
9781800415355
Classifications:
Language: reference and general
Weight (g):
500
Dimensions (mm):
155 x 219 x 19
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
What goes on in creative writers' heads when they write? What can cognitive psychology, neuroscience, literary studies and previous research in creative writing studies tell creative writers about the processes of their writing mind? Creative writers have for centuries undertaken cognitive research. Some described cognition in vivid exegetical essays, but most investigated the mind in creative writing itself, in descriptions of the thinking of characters in fiction, poetry and plays. The inner voicings and inner visualising revealed in Greek choruses, in soliloquies, in stream-of-consciousness narratives are creative writers' 'research results' from studying their own cognition, and the thinking of others. The Creative Writer's Mind is a book for creative writers: it sets out to cross the gap between creative writing and science, between the creative arts and cognitive research.










