{"product_id":"syllabus-notes-from-an-accidental-professor-9781770461611","title":"Syllabus: Notes from an Accidental Professor","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lynda Barry\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Writing - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWriting exercises and creativity advice from Barry's pioneering, life-changing workshop\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe award-winning author Lynda Barry is the creative force behind the genre-defying and bestselling work \u003ci\u003eWhat It Is\u003c\/i\u003e. She believes that anyone can be a writer and has set out to prove it. For the past decade, Barry has run a highly popular writing workshop for nonwriters called Writing the Unthinkable, which was featured in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eSyllabus: Notes from an Accidental Professor\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to make her innovative lesson plans and writing exercises available to the public for home or classroom use. Barry teaches a method of writing that focuses on the relationship between the hand, the brain, and spontaneous images, both written and visual. It has been embraced by people across North America--prison inmates, postal workers, university students, high-school teachers, and hairdressers--for opening pathways to creativity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSyllabus \u003c\/i\u003etakes the course plan for Barry's workshop and runs wild with it in her densely detailed signature style. Collaged texts, ballpoint-pen doodles, and watercolor washes adorn \u003ci\u003eSyllabus\u003c\/i\u003e's yellow lined pages, which offer advice on finding a creative voice and using memories to inspire the writing process. Throughout it all, Barry's voice (as an author and as a teacher-mentor) rings clear, inspiring, and honest.","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45029890064535,"sku":"9781770461611","price":1628.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781770461611.webp?v=1769204780","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/syllabus-notes-from-an-accidental-professor-9781770461611","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}