Everything You Need To Know About Creative Writing

Author: Heather Leach & Robert Graham

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Price : $22.95 AUD
ISBN : 9780826490223
Publisher : 84746
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Publication date : 31 May 2007
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Author : Heather Leach & Robert Graham
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"Everything You Need to Know About Creative Writing" is an accessible, lively and entertaining companion providing practical and informative guidance for anyone interested in developing their writing techniques including members of writing groups, aspiring writers and students taking courses in creative writing. The ideal guide to creative writing, it offers an essential, easy-to-use, reference covering all aspects of creative writing including the creative process, form and style, troubleshooting, work-shopping, peer reviews, publishing and much more. This informative, witty and stress-relieving companion for the struggling student, writer and tutor gives no-nonsense, practical advice and guidance. Useful contents lists arranged by topic provide alternative routes through the book to enable readers to follow up particular interests or problems, with extensive cross-references to other entries, guides to further reading and writing exercises.

Author description

Heather Leach is Senior Lecturer in the Contemporary Arts department of Manchester Metropolitan University. She is a published short story writer and won the THES Essay Prize 2004. Robert Graham is Creative Writing Subject Leader in the Contemporary Arts department of Manchester Metropolitan University. He is a published short story writer and also writes plays.

Introduction; Alternative routes through the guide - A-Z entries include: Action; beginnings; blogs; card indexes; caricature; characterisation; confidence; criticism; digression; directness; double-spacing; e-books; editing; ends; English; events; failure; first person; free verse; getting lost; hooks; house style; inspiration; Internet, journals; length; literature; manuscript; metaphor; Modernism; motivation; Muds and Moos; narrative tension; negativity; novel; openings; page-breaks; perfectionism; plagiarism; proofreading; readers; reflective writing; research; self-criticism; self-publishing; short-story; simile; skills; slang; surrealism; tension; third-person; Trace Online Community; troubleshooting; verbs; violence; websites; white space; widows and orphans; words; work and writing for children and many more.