Search results for ""Author Anne Schuster""
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Foolish delusions
Foolish delusions is an adventure. Taking seriously the idea that writing can transform your life, the narrative works as a double helix. One strand explores the growing confidence, skill, and personal courage of a woman (Anna) who longs for connection with the past, and - through engagement with a writing course - finds this connection through extraordinary archaeological creativity (which demands the archive, the imagination, and uncovering of personal memories). The second strand unfurls the story of the ancestor to whom Anna is guided by her writing, an ancestor whose nineteenth-century life powerfully illuminates the meanings of gender, sexuality, and colonialism in Cape Town. Despite the philosophical complexity, the novel is gentle, smoothly crafted and full of insightful, delicate reflection. Those interested in writing will find the workbook lessons enable their own life-writing. Those wanting a 'good story' will discover in Anna's search for her ancestor a compelling and historically well-rooted tale of love, loss, and transcendence.
£12.99
Siber Ink, South Africa To the Islands: A creative writing workbook
Discover five imaginary islands that lie waiting for you in the sea of creativity, each with an itinerary specially devised to lead you on writing adventures. Sail to the Island of Wu-Wei, where writing is effortless. Follow your creative intuition around the the Island of Wuzhi and write spontaneously on the Isand of Ziran. Visit the Island of Xin to write from the body and explore creative tension on the Island of Yin-Yang. Using poetry and prose, the 25 excursions in this workbook will encourage you to experiment and cultivate a writing habit, even if you only have half an hour a day to spare. There are many approaches to 'learning' creative writing. The approach that underpins this workbook is inspired by practice. It is founded on the idea that what writers need most is to write. Writers find their feet by writing. They tune their voices by writing. To write frequently and with abandon allows you to explore the palettes and scenery of your creative universe. It is through writing that you discover your own islands. Based on a course designed by acclaimed writing facilitator Anne Schuster, To the Islands is a practical and invaluable sourcebook for individuals, for writing groups and for facilitators of creative learning processes.
£13.95