The midnight disease : the drive to write, writer's block, and the creative brain /

The midnight disease : the drive to write, writer's block, and the creative brain /

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Author / Creator:Flaherty, Alice.
Imprint:Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
Description:307 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Writer's block.
Authorship -- Psychological aspects.
Authors -- Mental health.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Authors -- Mental health.
Authorship -- Psychological aspects.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Writer's block.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5786677
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ISBN:0618230653
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Hypergraphia: The Incurable Disease of Writing
  • 2. Literary Creativity and Drive
  • 3. Writer's Block as State of Mind
  • 4. Writer's Block as Brain State
  • 5. How We Write: The Cortex
  • 6. Why We Write: The Limbic System
  • 7. Metaphor, the Inner Voice, and the Muse
  • References
  • Illustration Credits
  • Index

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