The Handbook of Creative Writing
eBook - PDF

The Handbook of Creative Writing

  1. 560 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Handbook of Creative Writing

About this book

An inspirational resource for tutors, students and other creative writing professionals. Covers the 3 key areas of: theories of creativity; the craft of writing; and creative writing the business. Fully updated and including 6 new chapters such as 'indie publishing', 'social media' and 'flash fiction'. Full of practical advice on getting published.

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Table of contents

  1. Title page
  2. Copyright
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Preface to Second Edition
  6. Introduction
  7. Section One Writing: Theories and Contexts
  8. 1 Theories of Creativity and Creative Writing Pedagogy
  9. 2 The Evaluation of Creative Writing at MA Level (UK)
  10. 3 The Creative Writing MFA
  11. 4 Creative Writing and Critical Theory
  12. 5 Literary Genres
  13. 6 The Writer as Artist
  14. 7 The Future of Creative Writing
  15. Section Two The Craft of Writing
  16. PROSE
  17. 8 Reading, Writing and Teaching the Short Story
  18. 9 Writing the Memoir
  19. 10 Introduction to the Novel
  20. 11 Crime Fiction
  21. 12 Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy
  22. 13 How Language Lives Us: Reading and Writing Historical Fiction
  23. 14 Writing Humorous Fiction
  24. 15 Writing for Children
  25. 16 Writing for Teenagers
  26. 17 The ā€˜Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Creative Nonfiction, But Were Too NaĆÆve or Uninformed to Ask' Worskhop Simulation
  27. POETRY
  28. 18 Introduction to Poetry
  29. 19 What is Form?
  30. 20 New Poetries
  31. 21 The Poet in the Theatre: Verse Drama
  32. 22 The Sequence and the Long Poem
  33. SCRIPTWRITING
  34. 23 Introduction to Scriptwriting
  35. 24 Writing for the Stage
  36. 25 Writing for Radio
  37. 26 Writing for Television
  38. 27 Writing for Television - UK Differences
  39. 28 Writing for Film
  40. OTHER WRITING
  41. 29 Song Lyrics and Poetry
  42. 30 Flash Fiction
  43. 31 Writing as Experimental Practice
  44. 32 Creative-Critical Hybrids
  45. 33 Writing as ā€˜Therapyā€™
  46. 34 Writing in the Community
  47. 35 Writing for the Web
  48. 36 The Role of the Critical Essay
  49. 37 Translation
  50. 38 Collaboration in the Theatre
  51. 39 Creative Writing Doctorates
  52. 40 How to Start a Literary Magazine
  53. Section Three The Writerā€™s Life
  54. 41 How to be a Writer
  55. 42 How to Present Yourself as a Writer
  56. 43 Meet Your Public: Creative Writing andĀ Social Media
  57. 44 Publishing Fiction
  58. 45 American PoBiz
  59. 46 Publishing Poetry in Britain
  60. 47 The Literary Agent (Novel)
  61. 48 The Film Agent
  62. 49 The Literary Agent: Television, Radio and Theatre
  63. 50 Copyright
  64. 51 Self-Publishing and the Rise of the IndieĀ Author
  65. 52 Literary Life: Prizes, Anthologies, Festivals, Reviewing, Grants
  66. 53 The Writer as Teacher
  67. 54 Making a Living as a Writer
  68. Glossary
  69. Useful Websites
  70. Contributors
  71. Index