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NON-FICTION. CRAFT OF WRITING. Pumping Your Muse drives the imagination through a series of world-building drills. Each chapter extracts elements from the real world and uses them to construct a believable fictional realm. Characters and plots naturally emerge. This innovative process takes fresh scenes, turns them upside down and propels the imagination into new unchartered territories on the Flip Side. Here thought processes depart from the path of the obvious to discover fun and unique possibilities. Following the examples in this book, writer's scenes meld into a storyline complete with a beginning, middle and end. Maps complement the timeline while providing structure to flesh out details for a completed manuscript. Whether you're a seasoned author suffering from writer's block or a fledgling writer looking for inspiration and guidance, this book is for you. Get ready to pump your muse.