The Writer's Workbook
2nd Edition
Published on 26. March 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-340-80965-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a practical introduction to creative writing from an authorial team comprising novelists, poets and dramatists who are also experienced teachers of creative writing. The book offers key points of good practice, warnings about the most frequent pitfalls and a variety of exercises to hone readers' skills in writing and how to get their writing published.
Reviews / Votes
'A unique blend of practical advice and distilled wisdom, invaluable as a guide for anyone seriously interested in a writing career - I wish I'd had it at my elbow when I started out.' Barry Unsworth, Booker Prize winner for Sacred Hun 'Looks excellent, layout, level and directness all very strong, purposeful and student-friendly.' Peter Barry, University of Wales AberystwythMore details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
350 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-80965-5 (9780340809655)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Jenny Newman | Edmund Cusick | Aileen La Tourette
The Writer's Workbook
Book
08/2000
Hodder Arnold
€63.40
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Persons
Jenny Newman is Head of the Liverpool John Moores Centre for Writing, and author of the novels Going In and Life Class. Edmund Cusick is Head of Writing at Liverpool John Moores University, and winner of the Housman Poetry Prize. Aileen La Tourette's poetry collection Downward Mobility is due out from Headland in 2004. She also writes fiction and radio drama, and is a lecturer in Liverpool John Moores Centre for Writing.