The Mindful Author: Harnessing Awareness in Creative Writing

Your greatest “hack” for writing better books is the same thing reading these words..

Developed by a bestselling fiction author and meditation coach, The Mindful Author is an insightful, cutting, and direct look at how to incorporate awareness-based practices and insight into your creative writing endeavors.

Too often, we assume that we aren’t cut out to be creative, or that we’re stymied by a lack of imagination. By bringing to bear the spontaneity, clarity, and openness of your own mind, however, your craft will ascend to new and profound heights, shaped entirely by the one tool you’ve always had but never investigated..

Colored by Buddhist wisdom but appealing to creatives of all ages, faiths, and walks of life, The Mindful Author seeks to weave the mind’s innate wakefulness with our innate capacity as storytellers and dreamers, drawing on the boundless compassion that underpins our very being.

This guide walks in the footsteps of Bradbury’s The Zen of Writing, offering practical tips to help you to craft compelling characters, birth dynamic plots, and utilize editing in a constructive, liberating manner that allows your work to shine forth..

Forget all the expensive courses. Set aside the mountains of books on how to craft a catchy sentence. Your very mind is luminous, and its birthright is one of endless creativity. It's just a matter of embracing this basic truth.