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This new edition combines Pamela Cleaver's bestselling Writing a
Children's Book with her Ideas for Children's Writers. In it you
will learn about plotting and planning, beginnings, middles and
endings, how to research and how to revise and how to find a
publisher. There are: * Lists of attributes to help you create
interesting and believable characters * Lists of plots and themes *
Genres - what's hot and what's not * Locations and how much
description to use * List of do's and don'ts regarding submitting
manuscripts * Symbols for correcting your proofs * Tips on how to
publicise your book. There is no one right way to write a
children's book but if you are armed with a knowledge of certain
techniques that have worked for other writers you will be more
likely to succeed. Contents: Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1.
Limbering Up; 2. Plotting; 3. Story People: the Characters in Your
Book; 4. Genres; 5. Where and When?; 6. Starting the Story; 7.
Telling the Tale; 8. Writing for the Younger Set; 9. Happy Ever
After?; 10. Research and Revision; 11. Writing a Non-Fiction Book;
12. Getting Published; 13. If Your Book is Accepted; 14. If Your
Book is Rejected; Useful Information for Writing Children's Book;
Index.
What is creative writing? In Critical Approaches to Creative
Writing, Graeme Harper draws on both creative and critical
knowledge to look at what creative writing is, and how it can be
better understood. Harper explores how to critically consider
creative writing in progress, while also tutoring the reader on how
to improve their own final results. Throughout the book, Harper
explains the nature of 'creative exposition', where creative
writing is closely and directly examined in practice as well as
through its final results. This book aims to empower you to develop
your own critical approaches so that you can consider any creative
writing situations you face, develop creative exposition that can
be applied to writing problems, provide you with more creative
choices and assist you in building your creative writing strengths.
The world is an amazing place. Get up close with Look, a
seven-level series for young learners of English. See something
real with amazing photography, authentic stories and video, and
inspiring National Geographic Explorers. Help learners make
connections in English between their lives and the world they live
in through high-interest, global topics that encourage them to
learn and express themselves. With short, fresh lessons that excite
students and make teaching a joy, Look gives young learners the
core language, balanced skills foundation and confidence-boosting
exam support they need to use English successfully in the 21st
century.
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Introduction to Creative Writing or Creative Writing in English or
Creative Writing Departments. Written by bestselling author Janet
Burroway, Imaginative Writing, covers all four genres: creative
nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and drama. This textbook discusses
elements of craft common to all creative writing before delving
into the individual genres. After an introduction, the next five
chapters each investigate a specific element of craft-Image, Voice,
Character, Setting, and Story-from a perspective that crosses all
genres. Nearly half of the selections in all four genres are new.
New "Try This" exercises give students plenty of practice.
Imaginative Writing is a very popular book for courses on teaching
the craft of creative writing.
Anarchy in High Heels is not a state of dress; it's a state of
mind. A San Francisco porno theater might be the last place you'd
expect to plant the seed of a feminist troupe, but truth is
stranger than fiction. In 1972, access to birth control and a
burn-your-bra ethos were leading young women to repudiate their
1950s conservative upbringing and embrace a new liberation. Denise
Larson was a timid twenty-four-year-old actress wannabe when, at an
after-hours countercultural event, The People's Nickelodeon, she
accidentally created Les Nickelettes. This banding together of
like-minded women with an anything-goes spirit unlocked a deeply
hidden female humor. For the first time, Denise allowed the
suppressed satirical thoughts dancing through her head to come out
in the open. Together with Les Nickelettes, which quickly became a
brazen women's lib troupe, she presented a series of feminist
skits, stunts, and musical comedy plays. In 1980, The Bay Guardian
described the group as "nutty, messy, flashy, trashy, and very
funny." With sisterhood providing the moxie, Denise took on
leadership positions not common for women at the time: playwright,
stage director, producer, and administrative/artistic director.
But, in the end, the most important thing she learned was the power
of female friendship.
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The first comprehensive work on nonfiction as an art form
- Shows how nonfiction, especially how-to and self-help, can take
on the same power and luminosity as great fiction
- Develops processes to reliably induce the dreaming state from
which all writing comes
- Teaches the skill of analogical thinking that is the core
perceptual tool for writers
- Explores the subtle techniques of powerful writing, from inducing
associational dreaming in the reader, to language symmetry, sound
patterning, foreshadowing, feeling flow, and more
Approaching writing as a sacred art, Stephen Buhner explores the
core of the craft: the communication of deep meaning that feeds not
just the mind but also the soul of the reader. Tapping into the
powerful archetypes within language, he shows how to enrich your
writing by following "golden threads" of inspiration while
understanding the crucial invisibles essential to the art of both
fiction and nonfiction: how to craft language with feeling and
vision, employ altered states of mind to access the writing trance,
clear your work by recognizing the powerful sway of cliched
thinking and hidden baggage, and intentionally generate
duende--that physical/emotional response to art that gives you
chills, opens up unrecognized aspects of reality, or simply
resonates in your soul. Covering some very practical aspects of
writing such as layering and word symmetry, the author also
explores the inner world of publishing--what you really will
encounter when you become a writer. He then shows how to develop a
powerful and engaging book proposal based on understanding the
proposal as a work of fiction--the map is never the territory, nor
is the proposal the book that it will become.
This book, written using all the techniques discussed within it,
offers a powerful, experiential journey into the heart of writing.
It does for nonfiction what John Gardner's books on writing did for
fiction. It is one of the most significant works on writing
published in our time.
Writing Talk includes interviews with nineteen well-known
contemporary writers, exploring the ways in which they research and
find their original ideas. Working across genres such as fiction,
scriptwriting, radio, life writing, biography and more, the writers
offer insight into how they interpret, hone and develop these
ideas. The conversations examine the roles of technique, craft,
language, reading, memory, serendipity, habit and persistence. They
offer technical detail about the creative process and give unique
insights into the borderlands between genres as well as offering
rich, personal insights and universal resonances. A wide-ranging
introduction surveys the reasons why we are intrigued by the
mysteries of individual writing practice and how these illuminate
critical attitudes to literature and performance. Offering a rare
glimpse into the creative process of some of this generation's most
eminent voices, Writing Talk is a must read for anyone interested
in how stories are found and made. Interviewees: Alan Ayckbourn,
Iain Banks, Helen Blakeman, Louis de Bernieres, Sarah Butler,
Andrew Cowan, Jenny Diski, Patricia Duncker, David Edgar, Tanika
Gupta, Richard Holmes, Hanif Kureishi, Bryony Lavery, Toby Litt,
Kareem Mortimer, Michele Roberts, Jane Rogers, Willy Russell and
Sally Wainwright.
A complete guide to writing and selling your novel
So you want to write a novel? Great That's a worthy goal, no
matter what your reason. But don't settle for just writing a novel.
Aim high. Write a novel that you intend to sell to a publisher.
"Writing Fiction for Dummies" is a complete guide designed to coach
you every step along the path from beginning writer to
royalty-earning author. Here are some things you'll learn in
"Writing Fiction for Dummies" Strategic Planning Pinpoint where you
are on the roadmap to publication; discover what every reader
desperately wants from a story; home in on a marketable category;
choose from among the four most common creative styles; and learn
the self-management methods of professional writers.Writing
Powerful Fiction Construct a story world that rings true; create
believable, unpredictable characters; build a strong plot with all
six layers of complexity of a modern novel; and infuse it all with
a strong theme.Self-Editing Your Novel Psychoanalyze your
characters to bring them fully to life; edit your story structure
from the top down; fix broken scenes; and polish your action and
dialogue.Finding An Agent and Getting Published Write a query
letter, a synopsis, and a proposal; pitch your work to agents and
editors without fear.
"Writing Fiction For Dummies" takes you from being a "writer" to
being an "author." It can happen--if you have the talent and
persistence to do what you need to do.
The act of writing a memoir may feel daunting, but it doesn't have
to be! With 70 inspiring topics, these pages invite you to capture
meaningful parts of your life through briefly written snapshots.
Each topic starts with a list prompt to help spark ideas followed
by a few questions for reflection, and then plenty of space to
explore your memories in more detail. From reflecting on your best
childhood friends and memorable trips to embarrassing moments and
toughest experiences, use this journal as a tool for self-discovery
and create a mini memoir that will keep your stories alive for
generations to come.
Writers are storytellers. The best of them have utilized the principles of myth to create masterful stories that are dramatic, entertaining and psychologically true. Based on the work of Joseph Campbell, this edition provides an insider's look at how writers (both fiction and non-fiction) can utilize mythic structure to create powerful narratives. Writers will discover step by step guidelines for structuring plots and creating realistic characters. This new 4th edition adds 30% new material.
WINNER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2021 AN ENTERTAINMENT
WEEKLY 'MUST READ' A TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK * * * * * Discover
this astonishing work of fiction from award-winning, NEW YORK TIMES
bestselling author Jason Mott. 'Powerful, timely and provocative'
ABI DARE, author of GIRL WITH A LOUDING VOICE 'Jason Mott truly has
written one hell of a book.' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS, author of
QUEENIE This is a true story. An author goes on a book tour for his
new bestseller which, as people keep telling him, is one hell of a
book. This is a coming-of-age story. One morning, he meets The Kid:
a young Black boy who looks just like the one he keeps seeing on
the news. And The Kid wants him to tell his story. This is a sad
story. It's the story of a boy who spent most of his life trying to
hide. And it may not be that different from the story of our
author. This is a love story. But to find out why, you'll have to
read this for yourself.
Kirsten Malmkjaer argues that translating can and should be
considered a valuable art form. Examining notions of creativity and
their relationship with translation and focusing on how the
originality of translation is manifest in texts, the author
explores a range of texts and their translations, in order to
illustrate original as opposed to derivative translation. With
reference to thirty translators' discourses on their source texts
and the author's own experience of translating a short text,
Malmkjaer explores the theory of creativity, philosophical
aesthetics, the philosophy of language, experimental and
theoretical translation studies, and translators' discourses on
their work. Showing the relevance of these varied topics to the
study of translating and translations underlines their complexity
and the immensity of understanding that is regularly invested in
translations. This work proposes a complete rethinking of the
concepts of creativity and originality, as applied to translation,
and is vital reading for advanced students and researchers in
translation studies and comparative literature.
'Moving and inspiring, courageous and true: real art. Just reading
her is pleasure' Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun Just days into
motherhood, a woman begins dying. Fast and without warning. On
return from near-death, Tanya Shadrick vows to stop sleepwalking
through life. To take more risks, like the characters in the fairy
tales she loved as a small girl, before loss and fear had her
retreat into routine and daydreams. Around the care of young
children, she starts to play with the shape and scale of her days:
to stray from the path, get lost in the woods, make bargains with
strangers. As she moves beyond her respectable roles as worker,
wife and mother in a small town, Tanya learns what it takes - and
costs - to break the spell of longing for love, approval, safety,
rescue.
This new edition combines the best principles and examples of the
past with those of contemporary practice. Its thorough coverage of
concepts, approaches, and techniques concentrates on the key media
formats of commercials; news and sports; documentaries; reality
programs; talk shows; interviews; music programs; corporate,
educational, and children's formats; and drama and sitcoms. New
material on social media allows today's students to understand the
continued importance of clear writing and shows them how their
digital skills can transfer to career opportunities.
Through the author's travels in Europe and the United States, Try
to Get Lost explores the quest for place that compels and defines
us: the things we carry, how politics infuse geography, media's
depictions of an idea of home, the ancient and modern
reverberations of the word 'hotel,' and the ceaseless discovery
generated by encounters with self and others on familiar and
foreign ground. Frank posits that in fact time itself may be our
ultimate, inhabited place the vastest real estate we know, with a
stunningly short lease.
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