This was my handout for the panel "Writing Across Borders and Cultures" with Yours Truly, Dawn Wink and Kathryn Ferguson at the Women Writing the West Annual Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico, October 15, 2016.
UPDATE: Now posted, transcript of my remarks, "On Seeing as an Artist: Five Techniques for a Journey to Einfühling"
RECOMMENDED READING
FOR WRITING ACROSS BORDERS AND CULTURES
+ Metaphysical Odyssey into the Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero and His Secret Book, Spiritist Manual
+ The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire
+ Miraculous Air: Journey of a Thousand Miles through Baja California, the Other Mexico
+ Sky Over El Nido: Stories
+ (as editor) Mexico: A Traveler’s Literary Companion
MEGA BIG PICTURE
Campbell, Joseph. The Hero with a Thousand Faces.
Crawford, Matthew B. The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction.
Duffy, Patricia Lynne. Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens: How Synesthetes Color Their World.
Said, Edward. Orientalism.
Scarry, Elaine. Dreaming by the Book.
ON CRAFT
Edwards, Betty. Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.
Ricco, Gabriele Lusser. Writing the Natural Way.
Smith, Pamela Jaye. Inner Drives: How to Write and Create Characters Using the Eight Classic Centers of Motivation.
Zinsser, William, ed. They Went: The Art and Craft of Travel Writing.
ON PROCESS / PUSHING PAST RESISTANCE
Baum, Kenneth. The Mental Edge: Maximize Your Sports Potential with the Mind-Body Connection.
Pressfield, Steven. The War of Art: Winning the Creative Battle.
P.S. Gigazoodles more recommended reading at my writing workshop page (on tips, on craft, process, editing, publishing, and more).
>> Stay tuned for the transcript of my talk for this panel.
>> Your comments are always welcome. Write to me here.
