Writing the Natural Way : Turn the Task of Writing into the Joy of Writing

Writing the Natural Way first published fifteen years ago, has shown hundreds of thousands of readers how to turn the task of writing into the joy of writing. Completely revised, newly illustrated, and with a wealth of updated, field-tested exercises, this master course in writing will help unlock natural styles and storytelling abilities. For more than twenty-five years, Dr. Gabriele Rico has pioneered a dramatically different approach to writing, which releases creative potential by tapping a rarely accessed part of the brain. Her methods trigger dormant language capabilities through the use of writing acts such as clustering, recurrence, improvisation, creative tension, and constellating, and to help to: -release creative inhibition -end writer's block -find an authentic voice -discover patterns of meaning Filled with quotations, writings samples, "before and after" work, and techniques and activities, Writing the Natural Way frees readers to express memories, emotions, and images they never thought within their reach.

For twenty years, Gabriele Rico, Ph.D., has led workshops and lectured extensively on the creative process and the application of brain research to learning. A professor of English and creative arts at San Jose State University, she lives in Chicago.