The Routledge Creative Writing Coursebook [Hardcover]

This step-by-step, practical guide to the process of creative writing provides readers with a comprehensive course in its art and skill. With genre-based chapters, such as life writing, novels and short stories, poetry, fiction for children and screenwriting, it is an indispensable guide to writing successfully. The Routledge Creative Writing Coursebook:

*shows new writers how to get started and suggests useful writing habits
*encourages experimentation and creativity
*stimulates critical awareness through discussion of literary theory and a wide range of illustrative texts
*approaches writing as a skill, as well as an art form
*is packed with individual and group exercises
*offers invaluable tips on the revision and editing processes.

Featuring practical suggestions for developing and improving your writing, The Routledge Creative Writing Coursebook is an ideal course text for students and an invaluable guide to self-study.

Preface  Acknowledgements  1. Writing as Art  Suggestions for Writing  Revision and Editing  General Advice  2. Personal Narrative  Summary of Ideas  Suggestions for Writing  Revising and Editing Personal Narrative  3. Poetry  Summary  Suggestions for Writing  Revising and Editing Poems  4. Fiction  Questions and Summary  Suggestions for Writing  Revising and Editing Fiction  5. Fiction for Children  Questions and Summary Suggestions for Writing  Revising and Editing Fiction for Children  6. Drama  Discussion and Workshop  Suggestions for Writing  Revising and Editing Drama Scripts Glossary  References and Quotations  Bibliography  Index