How to Read Like a Writer

Name: How to Read Like a Writer
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781350119406
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10 Lessons to Elevate Your Reading and Writing Practice

By Dr Erin M. Pushman

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Summary

How to Read Like a Writer by Dr Erin M. Pushman is an accessible, step-by-step guide that teaches aspiring creative writers how to become better readers to enhance their writing skills. Through 10 detailed lessons, the book pairs published readings with practical exercises to explore essential elements of craft, including genre, plot, character development, narrative perspective, scene setting, form, and style.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This book suits writers and students of creative writing aiming to improve their craft by learning critical reading skills. It is valuable for anyone working across fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and hybrid genres.

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“Reliably insightful.” – Publishers Weekly

The first step to becoming a successful writer is to become a successful reader. Helping you develop your critical skills, How to Read Like a Writer is an accessible and effective step-by-step guide to how careful reading can help you improve your craft as a creative writer, whatever genre you are writing in.

Across 10 lessons – each pairing published readings with practical critical and creative exercises – this book helps writers master such key elements of their craft as:

Genre – from fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry to hybrid genres such as graphic narratives and online forms
Plot, conflict, theme and image
Developing characters – physical descriptions, psychological depths and actions
Narrators and points of view – 1st, 2nd and 3rd person narratives
Scenes and settings – time, space and place
Structure and form – length, organization and media
Language, subtext and style

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Publishers Weekly describes it as “reliably insightful,” recommending it for those seeking to deepen their reading experience and kickstart their writing. The Writers Know-How blog praises it as both “analytical and readable,” highlighting its usefulness across a variety of writing types.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350119406

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 January 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Illustration: 36 bw illus

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 387g

Pages: 216

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Dr Erin M. Pushman Education & Reference Non-Fiction

About the Author

Erin M. Pushman is Associate Professor of English and Director of the Writing Center at Limestone College, USA.