The Midnight Disease by Alice W Flaherty
Why is it that some writers struggle for months to come up with the perfect sentence or phrase while others, hunched over a keyboard deep into the night, seem unable to stop writing? In The Midnight Disease, neurologist Alice W. Flaherty explores the mysteries of literary creativity: the drive to write, what sparks it, and what extinguishes it. She draws on intriguing examples from medical case studies and from the lives of writers, from Franz Kafka to Anne Lamott, from Sylvia Plath to Stephen King. Flaherty, who herself has grappled with episodes of compulsive writing and block, also offers a compelling personal account of her own experiences with these conditions.
A.W. Flaherty is a neurologist who also lectures at Harvard Medical School and works at Massachusetts General Hospital. The Midnight Disease: The Urge to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain is her first book. A.W. lives near Boston with her spouse and twin daughters.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780618485413 |
| ISBN 10 | 0618485414 |
| Title | The Midnight Disease |
| Author | Alice W Flaherty |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
| Year published | 2005-01-18 |
| Number of pages | 307 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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