A Muse and a Maze: Writing as Puzzle, Mystery, and Magic

by Peter Turchi

Book Overview

With his characteristic talent for finding connections between writing and the stuff of our lives, Peter Turchi ventures into new and even more surprising territory. In A Muse and a Maze , Turchi draws out the similarities between writing and puzzle-making and its flip-side, puzzle-solving. As he teases out how mystery lies at the heart of all storytelling, he uncovers the magic--the creation of credible illusion--that writers share with the likes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595341935
• ISBN13: 9781595341938
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Trinity University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 8.3"