1st Edition

Emergent Writing Reclaiming Creative Voice in the Age of AI

By James Lough Copyright 2027
160 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

160 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In a world where artificial intelligence threatens to outpace human creativity, this compelling guide offers practical advice on reclaiming creative voice. James Lough empowers readers to access deeper, more original currents of thought and feeling than AI can reach. Lough begins by offering expert guidance on developing an emergent writing practice. Readers will learn to spark inspiration,... Read more

Chapter 1

Emergent Writing: Saying Yes on the Road to the Unknown

 

Chapter 2

Inspiration by Accident: Making Yourself Accident-Prone

 

Chapter 3

Voice vs. Style: Removing the Emperor’s New Clothes

 

Chapter 4

Once More, with Feeling: Feeling Free to Freely Feel

 

Chapter 5

Frankenstein’s Forte: Coaxing Characters into Life

 

Chapter 6

Structure: Arcs, Blobs & Throbs—Channeling Floods into Fountains

 

Chapter 7
Spellbinding Sentences: Solid Subjects, Vivid Verbs

 

Chapter 8
Creative Editing: Rewording is Rewarding

 

Chapter 9

Taking the Plunge: Puncturing the Publishing Paradox

 

References

 

Index

Biography

 James Lough, Ph.D., taught college writing for three decades and now teaches private workshops. He co-founded the Department of Writing at the Savannah College of Art and Design, USA, where he served as department chair and professor. He is the author of This Ain’t No Holiday Inn (2013) and editor of the Independent Publisher Book Award winning anthology, Short Circuits: Aphorisms, Fragments, and Literary Anomalies (with Alex Stein; 2018).