Stories from the Muses: Become A Better Writer

by Maria Iliffe-Wood, Jb Hollows, Jules Swales

Overview

Would you like to be better at writing? Or to discover yourself through writing?

Archetypal Muses have influenced art for generations. In Jack Grapes Method Writing taught by Jules Swales, There is a level called Disquieting Muses that devoted to writing from the seven muses. Often considered the most challenging and invigorating of the levels, the writer is invited to locate their inner muse energies and explore the influence these muses have on their craft.

In Stories from the Muses, Jules acts as your guide. She introduces the different muse archetypes and discusses the process of the Muse level.

The reader will experience each writer discover themselves and become better writers through the muse inspiration. The results are stunning and often profound. Each muse presents itself in unique and unexpected ways and some of the stories contain mature content.

After the reader has enjoyed the pieces written from each muse, Jules provides further commentary and insight.

Reviews

"I highly recommend this book and its approach for anyone who is wanting to explore themselves through writing and in doing so become a better writer." - Michael Monks, Actor, Director, Acting Teacher

"Powerful. Thought provoking. Important. Every line is a winner. I've never heard of a book like this, and the whole concept is so interesting! I loved every word!" - Nancy Aronie - NPR commentator, author, columnist

"Stories from the Muses is an incredible book, both a tool and a new way to explore. I certainly will apply these disquieting muses to my own work as a writer and a teacher." - Justen Ahren, Author of A Machine for Remember, and Founder of Devotion to Writing.

The following authors all contributed their work to this anthology.

Jules Swales

Maria Iliffe-Wood

JB Hollows

Del Adey-Jones

Samantha Herman

Jennie Linthorst

Al Milledge

Mer Monson

Vanessa Poster

Linda Pritcher

Linda Sandel Pettit

Anna Scott

LN Sheffield

Sharon Strimling

N. Vyas

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781838333034
Publisher:	Iw Press Ltd
Publication date:	05/14/2022
Series:	Method Writing with Jules Swales , #2
Pages:	222
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.47(d)

About the Author

Maria Iliffe-Wood is the author of Coaching Presence, Building Consciousness and Awareness into Coaching Interventions, and Daily Yarns: Riding the Lockdown Roller Coaster of Emotions. She also contributed to and published A Different Story, the first book published through her company IW Press Ltd. She uses skills gained as an executive coach for over 30 years, to coach and motivate people to write and publish their best book. She always has several book projects on the go. Her next book - A Caged Mind - is due to be published in summer 2022. She continues to be a student of Jules Swales.

JB Hollows MSc FRSA is an eclectic writer of creative nonfiction, short stories and academic research. Jacqueline plays with words and content creation to tell stories that inspire, motivate and make people think about the world in a different way. Works to date include: co-author of the first book in this series: A Different Story; co-author of several academic research papers; and a monthly column for a prison newspaper (the Insidetimes). JB is publishing her memoir in 2022, of her time as founder for a social enterprise working with prison inmates. JB is passionate about giving a voice to the voiceless and ending stigma.

Jules Swales is a British born poet and writer who studied Method Writing for over 18 years with her mentor Jack Grapes. She transitioned from the corporate world to teach the first online version of Method Writing with a desire to bring the power of the writing program to the world. Jules is known for her poetry book, I Want A Stonehenge Life, but has also written a non-fiction book, and has been published in various journals and collections. Jules volunteered at Venice High School where she taught Method Writing to the students in the POPS program. She has MA in Spiritual Psychology and also works one-on-one with clients as a Creativity Coach.