LET THE CRAZY CHILD WRITE! celebrates the role of the creative unconscious or Crazy Child in stories, poems, plays, and essays. Examples show how the Crazy Child informs our writing and gives it texture and flair, and a plethora of exercises allow you to demonstrate for yourself the power of the knowledge in your own body. Topics covered are Image Detail, Slow Motion, Hook, Persona, Point of View, Dialogue, Plot, Narrative Presence, Good Cliches, Character, Surrealism, and Resolution.

          Once you have a first draft, the next step is shaping your writing into its most powerful form. LET THE CRAZY CHILD WRITE! shows you how easy it is to follow the "kindergarten rules" of the syngenetic workshop. These guidelines honor your original, primary impulse to write and make rewriting a positive, fulfilling experience. You can use them with your internal editor, your writing partner, or your writing group.

           The Table of Contents, the Preface, and the four sections of Chapter 1 are available to you online.