Thinking Write: The Secret to Freeing Your Creative Mind [Paperback]

Kelly L. Stone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 18, 2009 | ISBN-10: 1605501328 | ISBN-13: 978-1605501321 | Edition: Pap/Com

Writer’s block.
Creative freeze.
Artistic burnout.

In this book, professional counselor Kelly L. Stone teaches you how to use the power of the subconscious mind to capitalize on your writing sessions. Proven techniques for accessing this hidden tool are revealed with a mix of anecdotes, exercises, and guided meditations. You will hear from well-known and award-winning authors such as Jacquelyn Mitchard and Stephanie Losee and how they utilize these methods. Writers—both professional and aspiring—will take away:

• A working understanding of the subconscious mind and its benefits to writers
• Practical techniques for developing a bridge to the subconscious mind
• Easy-to-use strategies for using the power of the subconscious mind to assist with writing endeavors and become successful as a writer
• Proven psychological methods for building self-confidence as a writer

As a bonus, the book includes an instructive CD with guided meditations specifically for writers. The exercises on the CD bolster the material in the book and will have you putting pen to paper in no time!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Kelly L. Stone (Atlanta, GA) has been using the power of her subconscious mind for thirty years. A licensed professional counselor who holds a master's degree in counseling, Stone has been teaching others to use this power within themselves throughout her career. Her articles and essays have appeared in Family Circle, Writer?s Digest, The Toastmaster, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and Cup of Comfort. Her first published novel, Grave Secret, earned a three-star review from Romantic Times Book Reviews, who called it "powerful" and "well-written." She is also the author of Time to Write.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media; Pap/Com edition (October 18, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1605501328
• ISBN-13: 978-1605501321
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #894,179 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

To request free signed bookplates and read writing-related craft articles and blog material, please visit my website at www.AuthorKellyLStone.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Important tool for writers at any level, October 8, 2009

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Janice Curran - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Thinking Write: The Secret to Freeing Your Creative Mind (Paperback)

Kelly L. Stone's THINKING WRITE is unique among writerly advice books in that it speaks to the part of us that is our most powerful ally in the creative process: the subconscious mind. Stone teaches how to not only access this bottomless well to drive efforts but also direct it toward the achievement of goals. I found the chapter devoted to the "anti-writer" especially illuminating. If you want to know how to neutralize doubt, fear and self-sabotaging behaviors, don't skip this section! After reading THINKING WRITE, I came away with a better understanding of how the mind can help or hinder. I also learned many new ways to tap into the power of the subconscious and to steer it to achieve my "Vision of Success." Although Stone's advice is writer-specific, anyone can benefit from a read. THINKING WRITE rates a permanent place on my shelf.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for any CREATIVE person, especially writers, October 31, 2009

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Dianna Love (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Thinking Write: The Secret to Freeing Your Creative Mind (Paperback)

I'm not easily swayed by a lot of self help books, but as a writer - and an artist - I was surprised in a nice way by Kelly L. Stone's latest book THINKING WRITE. Based on the title, it's obviously geared to writers, but I feel anyone with a creative nature will find this book extremely interesting and useful. We're told we use a very small percentage of our intellect based on what the human mind is capable of - using this book will help tap hidden resources we develop from the time we open our eyes as a child.

Think of all the incredible things you've seen along the way since birth and how many times you've had an idea that escaped you later. Wouldn't it be nice to delve back into your mental storage files and pull up something when you need it? Writers often go to sleep thinking on a story and find the answer to a problem while asleep when their minds are free to roam. Kelly explains how brilliant creators like Thomas Edison used the hypnagogic state to find solutions - a method she shares in the book. Lightning didn't automatically end up you light socket. <grin> THINKING WRITE teaches you how to do that at will, not just when it happens to hit. And...the book comes with a meditative CD for writers.

Kelly brought us a terrific book with TIME TO WRITE that answered how all level of writers up to best selling authors find the time to write. Now she's brought us a gift for our muse with THINKING WRITE.

NYT best selling author Dianna Love

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful!, November 12, 2009

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Anna M. (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thinking Write: The Secret to Freeing Your Creative Mind (Paperback)

Thinking Write is an excellent tool to help overcome writer's block and connect with your inner creativity. Her approach is unique and fun. This book has become a valuable resource to me.