{"product_id":"writing-creativity-and-soul-9781837265008","title":"Writing Creativity and Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Bees \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a future classic for new and experienced writers, for readers and for those who simply want to know how to train their creativity and listen to their soul\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriting is more than language and story.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt also involves the creation of self.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriting is about who we are and who we are becoming.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter taking up writing at the age of thirty, Sue Monk Kidd has created some of the world's most treasured stories. In \u003ci\u003eWriting Creativity and Soul\u003c\/i\u003e she shares exactly how she did it - from plunging her innermost depths, to voyaging to sacred spaces, to studying the precise methods of the greats and refining her own. Laying her creative journey bare, Sue explores the moments in which she lost her voice and when she found it again, as well as the profound insights she gained along the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart memoir, part philosophical investigation, part advice to aspiring writers, this is a guide to awakening the soul. Everything that readers loved about \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e is to be found in the pages of \u003ci\u003eWriting Creativity and Soul\u003c\/i\u003e - the warmth, the fierce intelligence, the wit, the spiritual hunger, the search for beauty and meaning and, perhaps above all, the rebel heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781837265008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Main\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 03 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Canongate Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Edinburgh, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 22(H)x13.8(L)x2.2(W)321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 321\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eSue Monk Kidd was raised in the small town of Sylvester, Georgia, a place that deeply influenced the writing of her first novel \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e. An award-winning and international bestselling author, Kidd also authored \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Wings\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mermaid Chair, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as several acclaimed memoirs, including \u003ci\u003eTravelling with Pomegranates \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Dance of the Dissident Daughter. \u003c\/i\u003eHer newest novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Longings\u003c\/i\u003e was published on April 21, 2020.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003esuemonkkidd.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eA beautiful, generous gift to aspiring writers -- LILY KING\u003cbr\u003eA beautiful ode to creativity and the inner world of the writer and artist. This book offers a gentle journey through many of Sue Monk Kidd's own inspirations. I read it in a single sitting and came away both inspired and deeply moved . . . A beautiful book of essays about getting back in touch with your creative spark -- EMMA GANNON\u003cbr\u003eSue Monk Kidd . . . shares the story of her late-blooming life as a writer with deep feeling and generosity . . . In inspiring detail, she reveals her own process for tapping into that creative flow and the craft secrets of her fiction, as well as those of other writers whose process she has studied *  * Oprah Daily *  *\u003cbr\u003eA gorgeous book about creativity and the unconscious mind -- CLOVER STROUD\u003cbr\u003eThis is a magnificent book that will enrich your life whether you are a writer or not. Sue Monk Kidd is a treasure. I hope you'll read it and press it into the hands of the people you love -- DANI SHAPIRO\u003cbr\u003eWarm and inspiring . . . Sue Monk Kidd is a treasure, and I feel lucky to have this book, a blend of memoir and thoughts on craft and writing life, to keep on my desk and read early mornings and late nights as I write something new -- MEGHA MAJUMDAR\u003cbr\u003eHer exploration of art, humanity, and the mystical realms between is a must for all writers, creatives, and seekers . . . This book is a portal to greater things. As ever, Sue is guiding us toward them -- SARAH McCOY\u003cbr\u003eThis one is phenomenal. It is a primer for everyone who ever loved to read or loved to write -- ADRIANA TRIGIANI\u003cbr\u003eA deeply personal book about a life in writing - creativity, spirituality, and growth, in Sue's unmistakably wise, generous voice -- CHRISTINA BAKER KLINE\u003cbr\u003eIf you are writing something or creating something, if you want to create something, if you are feeling stuck or are doubting yourself, this book is such a helpful companion -- ELIZABETH LESSER","brand":"Sue Monk Kidd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48880265986265,"sku":"9781837265008","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781837265008.jpg?v=1783000252","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/writing-creativity-and-soul-9781837265008","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}