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Overview

Crickets and locusts are the squeaky wheels of summer. Guards are selling explosives to the patients. Stories are tricky, and so is the act of telling them.

This isn't a rulebook. It's not some dusty tome claiming to hand you the keys to the kingdom of Story. It's a field guide for navigating the strange, electric territory where imagination meets nature, and where narrative becomes survival.

Rooted in the five-element model-Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, and Void-The Fictive Dream is for writers who don't just want to build stories, but want to live inside them. You'll explore the stable ground of structure, the murky tides of intuition, the thin line between passion and obsession, the strange weather of change, and the mysterious space where everything comes together or falls apart.

With a voice that's equal parts campfire confidante and slightly unhinged Zen master, this book offers writing prompts, wild anecdotes, elemental breakdowns, and a reminder that creative momentum isn't linear-it's natural. Cyclical. Alive. And it starts wherever you are.

Because stories don't save the world by following the rules. They save the world by rewriting them.

Welcome to the fictive dream. Let's begin.

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Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781966902133
  • ISBN-10: 1966902131
  • Publisher: Ashbery Publishing
  • Publish Date: May 2025
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.15 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25 pounds
  • Page Count: 56

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