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Get Started in Creative Writing
Begin and perfect your first creative writing pieces
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This book is perfect for beginner writers eager to develop their skills across genres and take advantage of modern publishing methods, making it ideal for apprentices and new writers seeking practical, approachable guidance.
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YOUR COMPLETE INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING.
A comprehensive and smart guide to the principle and proven strategies of writing beautiful creative writing - designed to help new writers find confidence, inspiration and creativity.
A new edition to one of our most popular Creative Writing titles, written to help new writers find confidence, inspiration and creativity.
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Get Started in Creative Writing will help writers at the very beginning of their creative journey, as well as support them in the completion of their first pieces of creative writing – whether that's a short story, a poem, or a draft of a novel or screenplay.
Each chapter includes a central writing exercise and four shorter ones, while key quotes, key ideas, and focus points are clearly signposted to summarise important concepts and advice. At the heart of each chapter is a 'Workshop'. The Workshop is a key exercise, in which you will gain a deeper insight into the craft of writing.
In addition to coverage of all the key genres and their conventions, this new edition includes an expanded section on self- and digital publishing, reflecting recent advances in technology and the wide variety of digital platforms now available for the distribution of creative writing. There is also a section on the latest trend of creative journalling, with insight into how to tap the potential of the Internet to be the world's largest creative writing workshop.
What are you waiting for? This book has all you need to get started!
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New Writer calls it "an ideal handbook for anyone new to the diverse world of creative writing . . . an essential read for the apprentice." Writing Magazine praises the book as one that "does not talk down to its audience . . . plenty of excellent advice."
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781471801785
Publisher: John Murray Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 March 2014
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Teach Yourself
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 221g
Pages: 272
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Stephen May is a teacher of Creative Writing, former Director of the Arvon Centre at Lumb Bank, one-time scriptwriter for Emmerdale and respected author. His second novel, 'Life! Death! Prizes!' was nominated for the 2012 Costa Novel Award. Jodie Daber has a Masters in Creative Writing, is the author of several published short stories and has just completed her first novel.
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