WRITE WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW

A revolutionary step-by-step guide to writing with originality energy confidence and flow. Both inspiring and practical Write What You Don't Know is unlike any other book on how to write. The Imaginative Storm method - developed over 20 years of teaching writing workshops - will transform your approach to writing. You'll be astonished at the originality and power of what you write as you work your way through 10 sessions moving from easy and playful to more challenging and introspective.. When you learn to write what you don't know you will:Overcome writer's block for goodFind your own strong comfortable voiceTurn your inner critic into your inner coachDevelop your authenticity meter so you know when you're writing trueLearn to let your imagination take the lead away from your rational mindInfuse your writing with honesty and emotional powerUnleash your imagination! Surprise yourself. Discover the writer within. It's always been there: you just had to find the way to set it free.BRILLIANT! Not only are your concepts and exercises both common-sensical and revolutionary the writing is so calm intelligent friendly unpretentious precise loving funny and warm--it's inspiring to read this--and so moving as I think about aspects of writing I haven't seen put into words before. I love this book. It's so true and so excellent and kick-ass. — Kate Christensen PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novelist and former faculty at Iowa Writers' WorkshopWrite What You Don't Know is like a writer's recipe box: first it helps you recognize the ingredients you already have at your fingertips. Then its clever exercises and prompts help you create a banquet out of your own stories and perspectives. Add a dash of encouragement a heaping tablespoon of insight into the writers' process - and you end up feeling both spiritually and creatively well-nourished. — Nicole Perlman screenwriter of Guardians of the Galaxy. Write What You Don't Know is a challenging and fun read pulling and pushing you to the pen. I felt encouraged to play with my writing try new things and overall just bring joy back to my writing process. Insightful interesting and innovative. — Jahman Hill poet professor at the University of Alabama and author/performer of the award-winning one-man show Black Enough. After Imaginative Storm writer's block is a myth. — Abdullah H. Erakat journalist and screenwriterIt's like meeting a part of yourself you didn't know existed. What a gift! — Wendy Shaw artistEvery session has been deeper and more fulfilling. It's infusing my entire life with creativity. — Chris Minnich businessman