Wordsmithery

This stimulating workbook is aimed at committed writers and students of creative writing who want to engage with ideas about writing and develop their craft and practice. Drawing on the expertise of a range of professional and award-winning contributors, the focus is on writing as 'process', moving from practical guidance on 'form and style' through to using themes such as 'body' or 'house' as a creative springboard. Including specially designed writing exercises and illustrative extracts, this innovative guide will inspire and challenge. It is an essential resource for anyone who wishes to master the art and practice of creative writing and galvanise their talent to professional and publication level.

Contributions by: Linda Anderson, Theodore Deppe, George Green, Graeme Harper (aka Brooke Biaz), William Herbert, Lee Martin, Jenny Newman, Jayne Steel and a Foreword by Patricia Duncker.

Auteur

JAYNE STEEL is Lecturer in English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University, UK.

Contenu

Foreword; P.Duncker
Preface
Acknowledgements
Notes on the Contributors
Introduction; J.Steel
PART ONE: MASTERING TECHNIQUE
Creative Space; W.N.Herbert
Form and Style: Grasping the Tools of Fiction; G.Harper;
Hanging Together Structuring the Longer Piece; G.Green
Making Fiction from Fact, Making Fact of Your Fiction; G.Harper
Narrative Point of View: Who Tells the Story?; L.Anderson
The Journey a Poem Makes; T.Deppe
PART TWO: MASTERING THEMES
About a Life: Writing from the Self; G.Green
People Under Pressure: Making Your Characters Choose; J.Newman
Writing Food; J.Steel
Children in Fiction; L.Martin
Writing Home: How to Use Houses in Fiction
J.Newman; Bodily States; L.Anderson
Writing the Landscape; L.Martin
Index.