Probably the only how-to-write book that will guarantee results

This innovative book of writing exercises inspires creativity. Roberta Allen's Energy Method turns the dread of writing into a creative, puzzle-solving, personal adventure.

THE PLAYFUL WAY TO SERIOUS WRITING: An-Anything-Can Happen Workbook to Inspire and Delight, by Roberta Allen
published by Houghton Mifflin

The Playful Way to Serious Writing is a unique book with hundreds of verbal directives and visual cues. The key to writing is energy, the force behind the words, the desire to bring forth something that has never before existed. For individuals and groups, Allen encourages timed exercises, which create pressure and bring energy to the surface while visual cues and verbal directives focus attention on a topic. Exercises can be used to write stories, essays, journal entries, memoirs, or novels.

Allen, a visual artist, author, and teacher, says "The Energy Method is an instant way to tap into your creative energy and get your words flowing on paper without interruption." She says, "Only by going with your energy can you find what truly inspires you, not only in your writing but in life."

Allen is on the faculty at New School University, has taught at Columbia University and and in numerous private workshops,
ISBN: 0-618-19729-X/200 pages