Escaping into the Open

The Art of Writing True

by Elizabeth Berg

Elizabeth Berg describes the path that led her from the winning of an essay contest sponsored by Parents Magazine to her position as a best-selling novelist. "Find your own voice," she advises aspiring writers, "and stick to it."

Editions of Escaping into the Open

	ISBN 9780060191795	Binding/Format Hardcover	Publisher Harpercollins	Date 1999	Price $2.00	Very Good
	ISBN 9780060929299	Binding/Format Paperback	Publisher Perennial	Date 2000	Price $3.68	text is clean,binding firm

Publisher Notes

Elizabeth Berg touches women's lives with heartbreakingly funny and true novels -- including the New York Times bestseller Talk Before Sleep -- that distinctly capture the essence of their lives. Now this critically acclaimed author and writing instructor offers an inspiring, practical handbook on the joys, challenges, and creative possibilities inherent in the writing life.

Both autobiography and primer, Escaping into the Open interweaves Elizabeth Berg's story of her own journey from working mother to published novelist with encouraging advice on how to create stories that spring from deep within the heart.

With wit and honesty, Elizabeth Berg provides numerous exercises that will unleash individual creativity and access and utilize all of the 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.

Media Reviews

"There is some information here that can be found elsewhere; then again, she includes recipes...that you're unlikely to find in any other writing guide. In all, it's a practical, warm and encouraging invitation to the writing life."

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