Minding the Muse: A Handbook for Painters, Composers, Writers, and Other Creators

Minding the Muse is a practical handbook for the artist or writer–highly experienced, aspiring, or somewhere in between. Long draws from her extensive background as a poet, writer, and master teacher, but also gathers the insights and practices of a wide range of high-achieving artists, including mystery writer Raymond Chandler, choreographer Twyla Tharp, poet and performance artist Patti Smith, and the painter Joan Mir . Beginning with the first sparks of artistic creation–“Gathering, Hoarding, Conceptualizing”–Long moves through the various stages to “Completing Works” and “Poet as Peddler, Painter as Pusher: Marketing.” Every creative worker will find something here to take to heart and into the studio or workroom.

Author: Priscilla Long
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Coffeetown Press
Published: 09/01/2016
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.3lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781603813631
Language: English