Writing Away: A Creative Guide to Awakening the Journal-Writing Traveler

Writing Away

A Creative Guide to Awakening the Journal-Writing Traveler

By Lavinia Spalding
(Travelers' Tales Guides, Paperback, 9781932361674, 242pp.)

Publication Date: August 2009

Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook

Categories: Composition & Creative Writing - General, Reference - General

Description

Written in an engaging, witty style, this book shows how to connect with one's outer and inner landscape by keeping a travel journal as a practice. In 14 chapters from "Having a Great Time, Wish I Were Here" to "Every Exit Is Also an Entrance," "Writing Away" shows how to slow down and commit to the present moment, nurtures honesty and creativity, motivates the inner artist to discover creative material every step of the way, and demonstrates how traveling -- while keeping a journal along the way -- is the world's most valuable writing exercise. In more than 50 thought-provoking, experimental exercises, author Lavinia Spalding teaches readers to embrace mishaps in order to enrich the travel experience, recognize in advance what they truly want to remember, tap into their senses, overcome writer's block and procrastination, and tackle the discipline, routine, structure, and momentum that are crucial to the creative process.

About the Author

Lavinia Spalding is author of With a Measure of Grace, the Story and Recipes of a Small Town Restaurant. She is a regular contributor to Yoga Journal, and her work has appeared in such publications as Sunset Magazine, Post Road, CitySmart, and Inkwell. Although her inextinguishable wanderlust prevents her from ever really staying put, she currently lives in San Francisco.

Praise For Writing Away…

“Spalding reminds us to journey conscientiously, to arrive awakened, and to write with all our hearts. This is a beautifully vital antidote to the frenetic buzz of blogging and texting, to be savored and shared.” —Alexandra Fuller, author of Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight and The Legend of Colton H. Bryant

“Lavinia Spalding has given travelers a witty, profound, and accessible exploration of the hows and whys of keeping a journal. Novices and veterans alike will find inspiration and fresh ideas on every page, along with practical suggestions to bring out the best writer in anyone…. Buy two copies—one to meditate on at home and another to dogear, underline and carry alongside your own journal en route.” —Anthony Weller, author of The Siege of Salt Cove and Days and Nights on the Grand Trunk Road.

“Spalding doesn’t just give you ideas for keeping a travel journal—she makes a convincing case for why keeping a travel journal is important, and how this personal writing ritual can deepen your journey in unexpected ways. Recommended for anyone who endeavors to travel mindfully. —Rolf Potts, author of Vagabonding and Marco Polo Didn’t Go There

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