Learning to write starts with learning to do one big thing: pay
attention to the world around you, even though just about everything in
modern life makes this more difficult than it needs to be. Developing
habits and practices of observing, and writing down what you notice, can
be the first step away from the anxieties and doubts that can hold you
back from your ultimate goal as a writer: discovering something to say
and a voice to say it in.
The Writer's Eye is an inspiring guide for writers at all stages of
their writing lives. Drawing on new research into creative writers and
their relationship with the physical world, Amy E. Weldon shows us how
to become more attentive observers of the world and find inspiration in
any environment.
Including exercises, writing prompts and sample texts and spanning
multiple genres from novels to nonfiction to poetry, this is the ideal
starting point for anyone beginning to write seriously and offers
refreshing perspectives for experienced writers seeking new inspiration.