Creative Writer's Handbook
3rd Edition
Published on 9. August 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
411 pages
978-0-13-787912-0 (ISBN)
Description
For courses in Creative Writing. This comprehensive guide combines theory, practical advice, and examples in each chapter to provide an introduction to creative writing that not only explores elements of effective writing that are applicable to all genres, but also considers the creative writing enterprise and the necessary "writerly attitude."
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
528 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-787912-0 (9780137879120)
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Philip K. Jason | Allan B. Lefcowitz
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Content
Anthology of Poems.
Preface.
I. A WRITER'S CONCERNS.
1. Working like a Writer.
2. Keeping a Journal.
3. Point of View.
4. Language Is Your Medium.
5. Invention and Research.
II. THE CONCERNS OF THE POET.
6. The Elements of Poetry.
7. Practicing Poetry.
8. Poetry Problems.
III. THE CONCERNS OF THE STORYTELLER.
9. The Elements of Fiction.
10. Narration and Its Problems.
11. Creative Nonfiction.
12. Stories and Memoirs.
IV. THE CONCERNS OF THE PLAYWRIGHT.
13. The Elements of Drama.
14. Dialogue and Its Problems.
15. Trifles.
V. THE WRITER'S BUSINESS.
16. From Revision to Submission.
17. Tools and Resources.
Glossary of Key Terms.
Acknowledgments.
Index.
Preface.
I. A WRITER'S CONCERNS.
1. Working like a Writer.
2. Keeping a Journal.
3. Point of View.
4. Language Is Your Medium.
5. Invention and Research.
II. THE CONCERNS OF THE POET.
6. The Elements of Poetry.
7. Practicing Poetry.
8. Poetry Problems.
III. THE CONCERNS OF THE STORYTELLER.
9. The Elements of Fiction.
10. Narration and Its Problems.
11. Creative Nonfiction.
12. Stories and Memoirs.
IV. THE CONCERNS OF THE PLAYWRIGHT.
13. The Elements of Drama.
14. Dialogue and Its Problems.
15. Trifles.
V. THE WRITER'S BUSINESS.
16. From Revision to Submission.
17. Tools and Resources.
Glossary of Key Terms.
Acknowledgments.
Index.