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February 6, 2008
Unleash the power of your creative potential!
~ Learn practical, fun techniques guaranteed to get your stories on paper
~ Weave worlds of wonder beyond your conscious imagining
~ Discover how to write naturally, eloquently and powerfully without struggle
Whether you're a seasoned writer or just starting out, whatever your genre or form, The Voice of the Muse will deepen your creative experience and awaken you to new skills, new stories and a renewed confidence in your innate gifts.
You'll never feel the same about writing again!
The words lie within you. They hover in the shadows, longing to be noticed, yearning to heard, aching to be shared. Together, through this book, you and I will give them voice.
~ Mark David Gerson, "The Voice of the Muse"


Winner of a Silver Medal as one of the top writing books of 2009 from the Independent Publisher Book Awards

Works well in conjunction with The Voice of the Muse Companion: Guided Meditations for Writers, a 2-CD recording that includes the author's recording of all the guided meditations in the book and is also available on Amazon.

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  1. A phenomenal guide to overcoming writer's block and unleashing your creative potential. ... No writer could ask for a more encouraging guide. --Tyler R. Tichelaar, Ph.D., The Written Word, author of The Marquette Trilogy
  2. Every writer can gain a solid dose of insight and inspiration from this book. I recommend it. --W. Terry Whalin, author of Jumpstart Your Publishing Dreams
  3. The wise guide any writer would dream of. --New Age Retailer

 

About the Author

Mark David Gerson is a screenwriter, award-winning author and creator ofThe Q'ntana Trilogy of fantasy novels and films. The MoonQuest: A True Fantasy, the first book in the trilogy, has won multiple national and regional awards, as has his book on writing and creativity, The Voice of the Muse: Answering the Call to Write. Both books, and his The Voice of the Muse Companion: Guided Meditations for Writers CD, are available here on Amazon.

Mark David is also a script analyst, editorial consultant, artist, photographer, broadcaster and popular speaker on topics related to creativity and spirituality. Although his Muse & You radio show is on hiatus, he is still a regular featured guest on Unity.fm's Spiritual Coaching radio program.

As a creativity coach and writing-workshop facilitator for nearly 20 years in the U.S. and Canada, Mark David has guided writers and non-writers alike to connect with their innate wisdom, open to their creative power and express themselves with ease.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 248 pages
  • Publisher: LightLines Media (February 6, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0979547555
  • ISBN-13: 978-0979547553
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,093,490 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Mark David Gerson is a screenwriter, award-winning author and creator of The Q'ntana Trilogy of fantasy novels and films. The MoonQuest: A True Fantasy, the first book in the trilogy, has won multiple national and regional awards, as has his book on writing and creativity, The Voice of the Muse: Answering the Call to Write. Both books, and his The Voice of the Muse Companion: Guided Meditations for Writers CD, are available here and on Amazon.

The MoonQuest, the first feature film in The Q'ntana Trilogy, produced by Anvil Springs Entertainment of Los Angeles and Albuquerque, will be in theaters in 2012.

Mark David is also a script analyst, editorial consultant, artist, photographer, broadcaster and popular speaker on topics related to creativity and spirituality. Although his Muse & You radio show is on hiatus, he is still a regular featured guest on Unity.fm's Spiritual Coaching radio program.

As a creativity coach and writing-workshop facilitator for nearly 20 years in the U.S. and Canada, Mark David has guided writers and non-writers alike to connect with their innate wisdom, open to their creative power and express themselves with ease.

Mark David is currently working on a memoir and on The StarQuest and The SunQuest, the book and screenplay sequels to The MoonQuest.

 

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book on Writing and Overcoming Writer's Block, April 13, 2008
This review is from: The Voice of the Muse: Answering the Call to Write (Paperback)
Mark David Gerson, author of the award-winning visionary novel, The Moon Quest, shares his secrets as a creative writer in this phenomenal guide to overcoming writer's block and unleashing your creative potential. Gerson offers numerous helpful tips, processes and visualizations to get the right words down on the page and to make those words flow without struggle.

As a creative writing instructor for over fifteen years, Gerson shares the writing techniques he teaches in his popular seminars, and which have made him an award-winning writer. He includes numerous visualizations (also available on a CD) to encourage people to unlock their creative potential. Gerson tells us not to worry about what we are writing but simply to keep writing even if all we can write is "I don't know what to write" over and over. The important thing is to keep the pen moving.

While some of Gerson's techniques are commonplace in creative writing courses, what he excels at is encouraging the writer to believe the book desired can be written. In fact, Gerson believes that book already exists and the writer simply needs to learn how to relax and stop the resistance that is preventing those words from getting onto the page. Gerson analyzes in depth the real reason for writer's block, how to overcome it, and how to channel that resistance into energy that leads to words on paper. The book's numerous short essays remind us to listen to our voices, to acknowledge that the story and characters know where they want to go, and that there are no perfect rules but that you can write however you want and it will be perfect for you.


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Read "The Voice of the Muse" and you too will be ready to answer the call to write!

- Tyler R. Tichelaar, author of The Marquette Trilogy
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Your muse is closer than you think and ready to help, April 26, 2008
This review is from: The Voice of the Muse: Answering the Call to Write (Paperback)
When I was a child, muses were depicted in books as emaciated women who appeared to be chronically dying of consumption. For the tough-as-nails writer in training, this image was more than a few frail breaths shy of fetching.

English teachers, dreamy writers, lunatics and others in need of a good sun tan told me that a writer's first duty is communing with his muse. As a journalist's son, I found it hard to imagine slamming down drinks after work with newsroom veterans discussing resorting to a muse as a reliable source.

Plus, I was already new-age infected. I believed then, as now, that within the great illusion of time, that I had already written and/or was currently writing books in alternate universes which needed to be translated into the argot of our current reality. It's a many worlds quantum thing.

The writer's prime directive, the ground-level imperative of his/her existence, is manifesting what already exists in the dream worlds of other universes and making it real here. This imperative is as basic as breathing and to ignore it leaves most of us a few syllables short of sane on a good day.

Shunning consumptive images when it came to methods and sources, I've spent a muse-free life stealing stories out of the cosmic library.

Imagine my shock, when I found myself buying a copy of a book called "The Voice of the Muse: Answering the Call to Write" by Mark David Gerson. I figured it might make a nice gift for somebody. Turning past the copyright page, I read: "Writing is alchemy...truly a tool if wizards and sorcerers. It's the magic wand, the incantation, the wave of the hand that transforms all."

I've always believed that, not that I mentioned it to the guys down at the local watering hole.

As I read on, I began getting that shivery feeling that comes upon me when non-alcoholic spirits are loose in the room. Worse yet, it was all deja vu for while Gerson was saying what I've always thought (except for the muse part), he was casting a spell while doing it, one that I should warn you is the spell only an advanced wizard can cast, so if you're a writer, read this book at your own risk; or if you're not a writer but have thought of becoming one, then also read this book at your own risk because once you're enchanted it will be too late to turn back. Heaven help you then.

Gerson believes stories pre-exist, waiting hidden away in dreams to come alive. But while I've worked more or less as a blacksmith hammering them into this world, he provides ways to tune into the "muse stream" whereupon life flows onto the page like a warm sweet river.

Have I had a muse all this time? Perhaps. Perhaps I've tried to maintain too firm a hand on the creative process, again and again imposing logic in between my intuition and the page. I am very strong willed and stubborn (it's a Scot's thing), so with a few drinks and a fair effort, I can still throw Gerson's book in the trash where it won't harm me. I can still punch my prospective muse's lights out.

But I don't think I will, for the muse-stream writer Gerson's urges us to become represents the "me" that I wanted to be. Surrendering to "outside" forces has never been my strong point as necessary as it is, but Gerson wants us to surrender to the story and allow it to manifest into the world.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An important tool for writers of ALL levels!, June 16, 2009
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I've searched the many book stores and online forums, but nothing compares to Mark David Gerson's Voice of the Muse!
The book doesn't just help overcome the horrors of writer's block in initial writing, but the editing process as well.

The book helped me finish the last few chapters of my book and put me in a calm, and almost meditative, state to begin editing. The book takes a very practical and honest approach to the entire writing process; write now, write while the 'muse' is at work, and worry about editing LATER!

I can't wait to take on my next project knowing i have this book on hand!
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