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The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain

Alice W. Flaherty

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Description:Why is it that some writers struggle for months to come up with the perfect sentence or phrase while others, hunched over a keyboard deep into the night, seem unable to stop writing? In The Midnight Disease, neurologist Alice W. Flaherty explores the mysteries of literary creativity: the drive to write, what sparks it, and what extinguishes it. She draws on intriguing examples from medical case studies and from the lives of writers, from Franz Kafka to Anne Lamott, from Sylvia Plath to Stephen King. Flaherty, who herself has grappled with episodes of compulsive writing and block, also offers a compelling personal account of her own experiences with these conditions.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain. To get started finding The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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ISBN: 0618485414

Description: Why is it that some writers struggle for months to come up with the perfect sentence or phrase while others, hunched over a keyboard deep into the night, seem unable to stop writing? In The Midnight Disease, neurologist Alice W. Flaherty explores the mysteries of literary creativity: the drive to write, what sparks it, and what extinguishes it. She draws on intriguing examples from medical case studies and from the lives of writers, from Franz Kafka to Anne Lamott, from Sylvia Plath to Stephen King. Flaherty, who herself has grappled with episodes of compulsive writing and block, also offers a compelling personal account of her own experiences with these conditions.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain. To get started finding The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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