A Muse and A Maze: Writing as Puzzle, Mystery, and Magic

The follow-up to the bestselling Maps of the Imagination, connecting puzzles, mystery, and magic to the art of writing

With his characteristic genius for finding connections between writing and the stuff of our lives, Peter Turchi ventures into new and even more surprising territory. In A Muse and a Maze, Turchi draws out the similarities between writing and puzzle making and its flip side, puzzle solving. As he teases out how mystery lies at the heart of all storytelling, he uncovers the magic—the creation of credible illusion—that writers share with the likes of Houdini and master magicians.

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