Lessons from the Great Jack Kerouac | Spontaneous Prose & Morning Pages

In "Essentials of Spontaneous Prose" published in 1959 Jack Kerouac breaks down the method, principles and attitude behind writing his style of fluid, uninhibited prose which was highly influenced by jazz music. Kerouac found fame as the author of On The Road, published in 1957, that also gave birth to the Beat Generation and a new movement in American writing. Kerouac and the Beats became an enormously influential creative force whose impact on literature, arts and culture can still be felt today. In this video we go through Kerouac's "Essentials of Spontaneous Prose" and discover how it relates to Julia Cameron's idea of Morning Pages which we have been exploring on this channel. You can find the article here https://writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/8... ✍️✍️ Related video: 100 Days of Morning Pages - What did I learn?    • 100 Days of Morning Pages - What did I learn?   📓📓 I'm John Rogers - a writer and film-maker based in East London. My books include: This Other London - adventures in the overlooked city, Welcome to New London - journeys and encounters in the post Olympic city, The Black Path, and Lost Tributaries of London will be published by Three Imposters in 2026. My main YouTube channel is @JohnRogersWalks where I explore London and beyond. I've been writing for over 35 years and have been on YouTube since 2006. I hope to share some of this experience with you on this channel. Here I am in conversation with author Iain Sinclair at Hatchards Bookshop Piccadilly about my book, Welcome to New London    • John Rogers and Iain Sinclair in conversat...   Interview with Arthur Smith on BBC Radio 4 Extra https://thelostbyway.com/2014/09/bbc-... There are more interviews and talks on my blog The Lost Byway https://thelostbyway.com/talks-interv... My Books: Welcome to New London https://amzn.to/3LTK9Rv This Other London http://amzn.to/2zbFmTd Audiobook & Kindle: http://amzn.to/2xLGb8s Patreon:   / johnrogers   Blog: The Lost Byway: http://thelostbyway.com/ https://x.com/fugueur   / thelostbyway     / thisotherlondon   Main Channel: @JohnRogersWalks ​