Handbook of Creative Writing
In this new edition 54 chapters cover the central pillars of writing creatively: the theories behind the creativity, the techniques and writing as a commercial enterprise. With contributions from over 50 poets, novelists, dramatists, publishers, editors, tutors, critics and scholars, this is the essential guide to writing and getting published. DT A 3-in-1 text with outstanding breadth of coverage on the theories, the craft & the business of creative writing DT Includes practical advice on getting published & making money from your writing New for this edition: DT Chapters on popular topics such as 'self-publishing and the rise of the indie author', 'social media', 'flash fiction', 'song lyrics', 'creative-critical hybrids' and 'collaboration in the theatre' DT New and updated exercises to help you practice your writing DT Up-to-date information on teaching, copyright, writing for the web & earning a living as a writer DT Updated Glossary of Terms
eBook, English, 2007
Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2007
1 online resource (497 pages)
9780748629411, 0748629416
1081079188
Intro
COPYRIGHT
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Section One Writing: Theories and Contexts
1 Theories of Creativity and Creative Writing Pedagogy
2 The Evaluation of Creative Writing at MA Level (UK)
3 The Creative Writing MFA
4 Creative Writing and Critical Theory
5 Literary Genres
6 The Writer as Artist
7 The Future of Creative Writing
Section Two The Craft of Writing
PROSE
8 Reading, Writing and Teaching the Short Story
9 Writing the Memoir
10 Introduction to the Novel
11 Crime Fiction
12 Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy
13 How Language Lives Us: Reading and Writing Historical Fiction
14 Writing Humorous Fiction
15 Writing for Children
16 Writing for Teenagers
17 The 'Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Creative Nonfiction, But Were Too Naïve or Uninformed to Ask' Workshop Simulation
POETRY
18 Introduction to Poetry
19 What is Form?
20 New Poetries
21 The Poet in the Theatre: Verse Drama
22 The Sequence and the Long Poem
SCRIPTWRITING
23 Introduction to Scriptwriting
24 Writing for the Stage
25 Writing for Radio
26 Writing for Television
27 Writing for Television
UK Differences
28 Writing for Film
OTHER WRITING
29 Writing as Experimental Practice
30 Writing as 'Therapy'
31 Writing in the Community
32 Writing for the Web
33 The Role of the Critical Essay
34 Translation
35 Creative Writing Doctorates
36 How to Start a Literary Magazine
Section Three The Writer's Life
37 How to be a Writer
38 How to Present Yourself as a Writer
39 Publishing Fiction
40 American PoBiz
41 Publishing Poetry in Britain
42 The Literary Agent (Novel)
43 The Film Agent
45 Copyright
46 Literary Life: Prizes, Anthologies, Festivals, Reviewing, Grants
47 The Writer as Teacher. 48 Making a Living as a Writer
Glossary
Useful Websites
Contributors
Index
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