Acetylene Torch Songs
Writing True Stories to Ignite the Soul
- 2024 INDIES Finalist
- Finalist, Reference (Adult Nonfiction)
- 2024 INDIES Finalist
- Finalist, Self-Help (Adult Nonfiction)
At times writers need a fire lit under them to pursue the complex work of self-exploration. "Acetylene Torch Songs" provides that spark for memoirists and essayists seeking mentor-based instruction and inspiration. Drawing on twenty-five years of teaching and mentoring writers, Sue William Silverman stresses practice over theory. She encourages craftiness as well as craft and urges writers to embark on emotional quests in pursuit of their art.