The Handbook Of Creative Writing

An extensive practical and inspirational resource this threeinone volume isdesigned as a textbook for students and practitioners of creative writing atall level... » 

An extensive practical and inspirational resource this threeinone volume isdesigned as a textbook for students and practitioners of creative writing atall levels.In 48 distinctive chapters the Handbookexamines the critical theories behind the practice of creative writing Part1explains the basics of how to write a novel script or poetry Part 2explores how to deal with the practicalities and problems of becoming a writerPart 3.As well as the main creative writing activities chapters cover other practicesfrom translation to starting a small magazine and from memoir writing towriting for children. Contributors are all experts in their fields poetsnovelists dramatists publishers editors tutors critics and academics.Anyone with an interest in creative writing will find this book invaluable indeveloping their own creative writing projects and as a way into new areas ofwriting activity.Key FeaturesThe only book to combine the theory and practice of writing with detailedadvice on the business of writing and living as a writerCombines breadth and depth with original thinking on creativity and evaluationof creative workShows ways of approaching the task of writing and how to improve ones workPresents material which is hard to find elsewhere e.g. writing for teenagerswriting humorous fiction finding a film agent. «