Writing Down Deep

Writing Down Deep: an Alchemy of the Writing Life is a book for writers who want to dive deeply into their creative flow and into the extraordinary power of writing to affect individuals and the world. Whether you are a blogger writing articles, a memoirist, poet or novelist, writing is magical. It offers perspective shifts, leaps of imagination and connections that are vital to how we live at every level.

The world is storied and those who tell stories of every kind, have a unique responsibility. Story is vital to human survival. It is so important that storytellers do well to become congruent with their tales.

Packed with prompts, inspiration and writing exercises, this is not a book of mechanical or 'how to' exercises but will challenge you to dig deeply into your writing processes and life. Writing Down Deep is for the wild idealists and alchemists of the imagination who believe that writing is powerful. It's a book is for those who see writing as an act of radical connection:

What story do you want to write?

What story do you want to become?

Writing Down Deep: an Alchemy of the Writing Life will help you answer those questions and transform your writing.

Jan Fortune was born in Middlesbrough and read theology at Cambridge. She completed a doctorate in feminist theology and has worked as a teacher, priest and charity director. She is the founding editor of Cinnamon Press, led numerous creative writing courses, and mentored writers who have gone on to publication. Her previous publications include non-fiction titles in alternative education and parenting, poetry, and novels, most recently Smiling at Grief in a House in a Forest where Life Grows. She blogs on writing and the writing life.