Story Is a State of Mind

Cultivate a state of mind to help your writing flow with acclaimed

writing instructor and Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Sarah Selecky.

For

over a decade, Sarah Selecky has been running an online writing school

as a compassionate alternative to MFA programs for writers of all genres

who want to write well. Story is a State of Mind is the logical

next step: a gentle guide to help writers strengthen and tap their inner

resources in service of a limitless writing practice.

For

Selecky, writing is both an art and a contemplative practice, and her

approach as an instructor is literary and intuitive. Writing exercises

and guided meditations are interwoven with practical advice and

heartfelt encouragement to help writers find a groove, and to build

awareness, confidence, and technique. Less oriented toward solutions to

individual writing problems, Story Is a State of Mind moves

beyond suggesting fixes for individual writing problems to help writers

settle into a mindset that allows them to see possibility and discover

totally new connections in their work--and beyond.

This is a book

that encourages presence, urges us to slow down and get centred, and

asks us to embrace a wholeminded writing practice through study, craft,

and play. Pair it with Sarah Selecky's Story Is A State of Mind Deck of 50 writing prompts for maximum inspiration!