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The handbook of creative writing

Examining the critical theories that lie behind the practice of creative writing, this book explains the basics of how to write a novel, script or poetry, as well as exploring how to deal with the practicalities and problems of being a writer
Print Book, English, ©2007
Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, ©2007
Aufsatzsammlung
viii, 485 pages ; 25 cm
9780748621354, 9780748621361, 0748621350, 0748621369
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Theories of creativity and creative writing pedagogy / Mary Swander, Anna Leahy, and Mary Cantrell
The evaluation of creative writing at MA level (UK) / Jenny Newman
The creative writing MFA / Stephanie Vanderslice
Creative writing and critical theory / Lauri Ramey
Literary genres / David Rain
The writer as artist / Steven Earnshaw
The future of creative writing / Paul Dawson
Reading, writing and teaching the short story / E.A. Markham
Writing the memoir / Judith Barrington
Introduction to the novel / Jane Rogers
Crime fiction / John Dale
Writing science fiction and fantasy / Crawford Killian
How language lives us: reading and writing historical fiction / Brian Kiteley
Writing humorous fiction / Susan Hubbard
Writing for children / Alan Brown
Writing for teenagers / Linda Newbery
The 'Everything you ever wanted to know about creative nonfiction, but were too naive or uninformed to ask' workshop simulation / Lee Gutkind
Introduction to poetry / Sean O'Brien
What is form? / W.N. Herbert
New poetries / Aaron Kunin
The poet in the theatre: verse drama / Sean O'Brien
The sequence and the long poem / George Szirtes
Introduction to scriptwriting / Mike Harris
Writing for the stage / Brighde Mullins
Writing for radio / Mike Harris
Writing for television / Stephen V. Duncan
Writing for television: UK differences / John Milne
Writing for film / Bonnie O'Neill
Writing as experimental practice / Thalia Field
Writing as 'therapy' / Fiona Sampson
Writing in the community / Linda Sargent
Writing for the web / James Sheard
The role of the critical essay / Scott McCracken
Translation / Susan Bassnett
Creative writing doctorates / Graeme Harper
How to start a literary magazine / Rebecca Wolff
How to be a writer / John Milne
How to present yourself as a writer / Alison Baverstock
Publishing fiction / Mary Mount
American pobiz / Chase Twichell
Publishing poetry in Britain / Sean O'Brien
The literary agent (novel) / David Smith
The film agent / Julian Friedmann
The literary agent: television, theatre and radio / Alan Brodie
Copyright / Shay Humphrey, with Lee Penhaligan
Literary life: prizes, anthologies, festivals, reviewing, grants / Tom Shapcott
The writer as teacher / Gareth Creer
Making a living as a writer / Livi Michael
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