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Adkins, Lucy; Breed, Becky

 
9781608082483: The Fire Inside: A Companion for the Creative Life

Synopsis

Rodin said that ""The main thing is to be moved, to love, t tremble, to live."" In other words, to be fully engaged in life and the creativity that exists within. ""The Fire Inside,"" through a well-researched collection of essays and heart-opening personal stories, invites readers to uncover their unique talents and live out their individual dreams. Within each one of us are vast untapped reservoirs of creativity, and when we connect with that potential, our lives will open in wonderful and joy-filled ways. Few books on creativity are so inclusive, so welcoming as this book, offering insight not only for furthering one's abilities in the traditional arts, but also in the day to day creativity which so enriches our lives. Based on the authors' combined fifty-five years of teaching and presenting workshops on writing and creativity, ""The Fire Inside"" is written in a spirit of warmth and generosity. It invites the reader to say yes to creativity, choose to live a bigger life, and discover how ""the magic"" happens. Wherever one may be in the creative life---just tiptoeing in or fully immersed, ""The Fire Inside"" will be a companion in that life, a source of encouragement and continual inspiration.

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À propos de l'auteur

Lucy Adkins is an award-winning poet and co-author of two books of encouragement and inspiration for writers. These include WRITING IN COMMUNITY, which won an "IPPY" in the Independent Publishers Book Awards, and THE FIRE INSIDE. Her poetry has been published in numerous journals and anthologies and has received nominations for Pushcart prizes. Her latest collections, TWO-TONED DRESS and A CRAZY LITTLE THING were named winners of Nebraska Book Awards for Poetry in 2021 and 2023. In addition, TWO-TONED DRESS was the winner of a Blue Light Press Poetry prize. For many years she has been a writing workshop leader and was named winner of a Lincoln Nebraska Mayor's Award for Artistic Excellence in Literature. Her undergraduate degree is from Auburn University and her MFA in creative writing from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Lucy lives with her husband and Scottie dog in Lincoln, Nebraska where, in addition to writing, she spends a lot of time on her hands and knees in her garden.

Becky Breed, a veteran educator, poet and essayist, is an award-winning co-author of two books of creativity and writing. Becky and partner Lucy Adkins are the authors of Writing in Community: Say Goodbye to Writer's Block and Transform Your Life, Book I: Essential Writing and Creativity Series, and The Fire Inside: A Companion for the Creative Life, Book II. The Independent Publisher Book Awards honored Writing in Community with the Silver Medal for Excellence. They were named winners of the Nebraska Book Awards of the Lincoln Nebraska Mayor's Award for Artistic Excellence in Literature.

Becky was the recipient of a state-wide Humanities grant entitled Women at the Spring and conducted a series of workshops aimed at connecting women to nature, specifically the prairie, through written and visual arts. The Nebraska Cooper Foundation honored Becky with an award project she created entitled The Intergenerational Connection. The innovative project paired Elders with teens to promote cross-cultural communication, writing and media. Becky has her Ed.D. and served as a high school principal and taught at the collegiate level. She lives with her husband in Lincoln, Nebraska, and is never far from the bounties of nature.

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