{"product_id":"9781603813631","title":"Minding the Muse: A Handbook for Painters, Composers, Writers, and Other Creators","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinding the Muse\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical handbook for the artist or writer--highly experienced, aspiring, or somewhere in between. Long draws from her extensive background as a poet, writer, and master teacher, but also gathers the insights and practices of a wide range of high-achieving artists, including mystery writer Raymond Chandler, choreographer Twyla Tharp, poet and performance artist Patti Smith, and the painter Joan Miró. Beginning with the first sparks of artistic creation--\"Gathering, Hoarding, Conceptualizing\"--Long moves through the various stages to \"Completing Works\" and \"Poet as Peddler, Painter as Pusher: Marketing.\" Every creative worker will find something here to take to heart and into the studio or workroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coffeetown Enterprises, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035929690352,"sku":"9781603813631","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781603813631_p0.jpg?v=1763830871","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781603813631","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}