The Creative Writer's Mind

Creative writers have researched cognitive psychology, neuroscience, literary studies, and previous research in creative writing studies to understand the processes of their writing minds. The Creative Writers Mind bridges the gap between creative writing and science, providing insights into the inner voicings and inner visualizing of characters in fiction, poetry, and plays.

Format: Hardback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 10 May 2022
Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Creative writers have long been interested in cognitive research, with some describing cognition in vivid exegetical essays and others investigating the mind in creative writing itself. The inner voicings and inner visualizing revealed in Greek choruses, soliloquies, and stream-of-consciousness narratives are creative writers' research results from studying their own cognition and the thinking of others. The Creative Writers Mind is a book for creative writers, aiming to bridge the gap between creative writing and science, between the creative arts and cognitive research.

It explores the processes of creative writing, including the thinking of characters in fiction, poetry, and plays, and how these processes can be understood through the lens of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, literary studies, and previous research in creative writing studies. The book also provides practical tips and exercises for creative writers to improve their cognitive skills and enhance their writing process.

Overall, The Creative Writers Mind is a valuable resource for creative writers who want to deepen their understanding of their own cognition and the processes of their writing mind, and for anyone interested in the intersection of creativity, science, and the arts.

Weight: 380g
Dimension: 155 x 219 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800415355