Escaping Into the Open: The Art of Writing True (P.S.) - Softcover

Berg, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062200445 ISBN 13: 9780062200440

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2020

Synopsis

Both autobiography and primer, Escaping into the Open is an inspiring, practical handbook on the joys and challenges of the writing life. Renowned author and writing instructor Elizabeth Berg interweaves the story of her own journey from working mother to bestselling novelist with encouraging advice on how to create stories that spring from the heart. Continually in print since its original 1999 publication, this invaluable resource is a true and constant friend to all writers, no matter their stage of development. With wit and honesty, Berg provides numerous exercises that will unleash individual creativity and utilize all five senses. Most important, she tells how to fire passion--emotion--into writing itself; to break through personal barriers and reach one's own outer limits and beyond.

About this title

Review:

"As a writer Elizabeth Berg hit the ground running. Her very helpful advice to would-be authors is the equivalent of a good pair of track shoes. She knows how the publishing industry works, how sentences work, and why writers need to answer only to themselves."--C. Michael Curtis, senior editor, Atlantic Monthly

"Elizabeth Berg's writing exercises are wonderfully inventive. They capture the play and pleasures of writing. Her book is an insightful guide."--Ronna Wineberg Blaser, president, board of directors, The Tennessee Writers Alliance

"This is a really good book . . . anyone who ever needs to write anything will find bright shards of useful stuff here."--Booklist

"Elizabeth Berg has shown herself to be an author of astonishing talent. What is even more astonishing is the generosity with which she now shares her insights and wisdom on the process of writing."--Mary Mitchell, writing instructor, The Adult Learning Center, Framinghams Massachusetts

"Crystal clear, bracing as icewater, Escaping into the Open should be read by all scribblers regardless of material success."--Rita Mae Brown

"I'm grateful as can be for having Escaping into the Open. It's part of my library now, and I'm recommending it to anyone with the slightest urge to write--it tells it as it is."--Eileen Herbert Jordan, freelance writer

About the Author:

Elizabeth Berg's work has won the NEBA Award for fiction and has been included twice on the ALA Best Books of the Year list. Her novel Open House was an Oprah's Book Club pick, and her writing has appeared in numerous publications, including Ladies' Home Journal, Redbook, and the New York Times Magazine. She lives outside Chicago, Illinois.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 0062200445
• ISBN 13: 9780062200440
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256