Syllabus : notes from an accidental professor
Barry, Lynda 1956-
Syllabus : notes from an accidental professor Lynda Barry. - First paperback edition. - [Montreal] : Drawn & Quarterly, 2014. - 200 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
Title from book cover.
The award-winning author Lynda Barry is the creative force behind the genre-defying and bestselling work What It Is. She believes that anyone can be a writer and has set out to prove it. For the past decade, Barry has run a highly popular writing workshop for nonwriters called Writing the Unthinkable, which was featured in The New York Times Magazine. Syllabus: Notes from an Accidental Professor is the first book to make her innovative lesson plans and writing exercises available to the public for home or classroom use. Barry teaches a method of writing that focuses on the relationship between the hand, the brain, and spontaneous images, both written and visual. It has been embraced by people across North America-prison inmates, postal workers, university students, high-school teachers, and hairdressers-for opening pathways to creativity.
Syllabus takes the course plan for Barry’s workshop and runs wild with it in her densely detailed signature style. Collaged texts, ballpoint-pen doodles, and watercolor washes adorn Syllabus ‘s yellow lined pages, which offer advice on finding a creative voice and using memories to inspire the writing process. Throughout it all, Barry’s voice (as an author and as a teacher-mentor) rings clear, inspiring, and honest.
9781770461611
Barry, Lynda 1956- --Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
Barry, Lynda 1956- --Outlines, syllabi, etc.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)--Study and teaching
Art and literature--Comic books, strips, etc.
Authorship--Comic books, strips, etc.
Creative writing--Comic books, strips, etc.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels
PN6727.B36 / S95 2014
Syllabus : notes from an accidental professor Lynda Barry. - First paperback edition. - [Montreal] : Drawn & Quarterly, 2014. - 200 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
Title from book cover.
The award-winning author Lynda Barry is the creative force behind the genre-defying and bestselling work What It Is. She believes that anyone can be a writer and has set out to prove it. For the past decade, Barry has run a highly popular writing workshop for nonwriters called Writing the Unthinkable, which was featured in The New York Times Magazine. Syllabus: Notes from an Accidental Professor is the first book to make her innovative lesson plans and writing exercises available to the public for home or classroom use. Barry teaches a method of writing that focuses on the relationship between the hand, the brain, and spontaneous images, both written and visual. It has been embraced by people across North America-prison inmates, postal workers, university students, high-school teachers, and hairdressers-for opening pathways to creativity.
Syllabus takes the course plan for Barry’s workshop and runs wild with it in her densely detailed signature style. Collaged texts, ballpoint-pen doodles, and watercolor washes adorn Syllabus ‘s yellow lined pages, which offer advice on finding a creative voice and using memories to inspire the writing process. Throughout it all, Barry’s voice (as an author and as a teacher-mentor) rings clear, inspiring, and honest.
9781770461611
Barry, Lynda 1956- --Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
Barry, Lynda 1956- --Outlines, syllabi, etc.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)--Study and teaching
Art and literature--Comic books, strips, etc.
Authorship--Comic books, strips, etc.
Creative writing--Comic books, strips, etc.
Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels
PN6727.B36 / S95 2014
