How to Read Like a Writer - 10 Lessons to Elevate Your Reading and Writing Practice (Paperback)

"Reliably insightful." - Publishers Weekly The first step to becoming a successful writer is to become a successful reader. Helping you develop your critical skills How to Read Like a Writer is an accessible and effective step-by-step guide to how careful reading can help you improve your craft as a creative writer, whatever genre you are writing in. Across 10 lessons - each pairing published readings with practical critical and creative exercises - this book helps writers master such key elements of their craft as: * Genre - from fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry to hybrid genres such as graphic narratives and online forms * Plot, conflict, theme and image * Developing characters - physical descriptions, psychological depths and actions * Narrators and points of view - 1st, 2nd and 3rd person narratives * Scenes and settings - time, space and place * Structure and form - length, organization and media * Language, subtext and style

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2022
Authors:	Erin M. Pushman
Dimensions:	244 x 169 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-1-350-11940-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Creative writing & creative writing guides Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Specific skills > Writing skills Promotions
LSN:	1-350-11940-7
Barcode:	9781350119406

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