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Complete Creative Writing Course

Your complete companion for writing creative fiction
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Complete Creative Writing Course by Chris Sykes is a thorough and practical guide that takes aspiring writers on a full journey from beginner to publication-ready author. It covers not only the basics of various genres but also delves into editing, redrafting, and polishing your work. Unique Workshop exercises help writers refine their pieces through active practice rather than simple progression.

This book is part of the Teach Yourself Creative Writing series, which supports authors across multiple genres with advice, techniques, and community access via the Just Write online platform.
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This book is ideal for complete beginners, committed amateurs, and anyone serious about improving their creative writing skills through a comprehensive, step-by-step approach.

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YOUR COMPLETE AND COMPREHENSIVE WRITING COURSE IN ONE BOOK.

This comprehensive and smart book is the complete package -- all you need to develop your writing towards publication. Featuring practical tips, exercises and expert advice to help you radically improve your writing.

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LEARN HOW TO WRITE CREATIVELY WITH THIS COMPREHENSIVE AND PRACTICAL COURSE.

Complete Creative Writing Course is the only comprehensive Creative Writing title on the market that goes beyond introducing the basic genres to offering a complete journey along the writing path. This includes material on editing, redrafting, and polishing a piece of work. It features unique Workshop exercises designed to encourage readers to hone their work, rather than just progressing through a number of exercises.

The book takes the reader from complete beginner or committed amateur to the point where you've completed, edited, and redrafted your work, readying it for publication.

ABOUT THE SERIES

The Teach Yourself Creative Writing series helps aspiring authors tell their story. Covering a range of genres from science fiction and romantic novels to illustrated children's books and comedy, this series is packed with advice, exercises, and tips for unlocking creativity and improving your writing. And because we know how daunting the blank page can be, we set up the Just Write online community at tyjustwrite, for budding authors and successful writers to connect and share.

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Praised by a former student, Chris Sykes is described as a superb tutor with excellent course delivery and subject mastery, making this a highly recommended course for serious writers seeking structured guidance.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529352467

Publisher: John Murray Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 February 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Teach Yourself Books

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 188.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 710g

Pages: 368

About the Author

Chris Sykes is a playwright, writer and poet who has written for the BBC and has had his plays performed in the West End. He also teaches creative writing at the University of Sussex and was Deputy Chair of The Writers Guild of Great Britain.

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