Covering all of the major genres of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, dramatic writing and writing for digital media, this 3rd edition of the book is a practical, complete, introductory manual for students of creative writing. The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing now features:
- an updated and expanded chapter on writing for digital media that explores the role of AI
- new sections and exercises for editing and revising across the genres and hybrid forms
- a new chapter on intersectionality and writing alongside interviews with practitioners from a host of backgrounds and experiences
- an updated and fully expanded glossary of key terms
Through a structured series of practical writing exercises – perfect for the classroom, the writer's workshop or as a starting point for a portfolio of work – the book builds the student writer from the first explorations of voice and the relationship between writing and knowledge, through to mastery of a wide range of genres and forms. With practical guidance on writing scholarly critiques of your own work, The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing is an essential guide for any introductory creative writing course and a practical companion for more advanced writers.
Now in its third edition with a new chapter on intersectionality and writing from the margins, this is an introductory guide to the genres of creative writing new writers will encounter, from memoir and personal essay to fiction, poetry and drama writing for the screen and performance.
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This book is quite possibly the most densely packed guide of its kind. With its depth, breadth and rigor, those who read it can feel confident that in studying its pages, and completing its many exercises, they will have taken the first step in a writer's education of the highest order, one that grounds itself in the literary tradition while at the same time, by examining issues such as intersectionality and AI, looking forward at the horizon. * Stephanie Vanderslice, University of Central Arkansas, USA * The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing is a work of creative instructional art. Many argue that creative writing can't really be taught, only facilitated, but the skills and challenges needed for being a creative writer in the 21st century are covered wonderfully in this book. The inclusion of classic themes like revision and new challenges like AI gives it breadth. The inclusion of exercises and interviews with practitioners reflecting on their practices gives it depth. A creative and very user-friendly text for the creative writing Course or for anyone wanting to include more creative writing in the classroom. * Melissa Coss Aquino, Bronx Community College, CUNY, USA *
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Now in its third edition with a new chapter on intersectionality and writing from the margins, this is an introductory guide to the genres of creative writing new writers will encounter, from memoir and personal essay to fiction, poetry and drama writing for the screen and performance.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Knowing Writer
On writing
On knowing
Tips on attacking the practical exercises
1 . Writing and Knowledge
The writers block myth
The reading writer
Knowing
Your writer self
Emotion as material
2. Writing the Self
Memoir and autobiography
Reflective writing
Human interest features
Personal essays, and Why I Write
3. Poetics and Poetry Composition
Poetic movements: An abridged whirlwind history
Poetry as language distilled
Sound devices
Poetry and orality
Form and meaning
Finding your poem
Editing poems
4. Fiction Conventions
Fiction and creativity: The anecdote, the muse, and the visionary
Often forgotten forms of fiction
Ideas and themes
Narrative structure
Narrative structure toolbox
Plot and conflict
Characterization
Setting: Time, place, and context
Finding your voice
Genre fiction
Editing fiction
5. Screenwriting
Screenwriting as literary form
The slug line
Action
Dialogue
Characterization
Theme and narrative
Screenwriting technical toolbox
Editing screenplays
6. Writing for Performance
Performance as hybrid art
One-act plays
Monologue and soliloquy
Spoken word
Editing performance writing
7. Writing for Digital Media
The dark side of content
Video scripts for social media
Writing for video games
Writing for virtual reality
Online media toolbox
Personal publishing
Artificial intelligence
8. Critique and Exegesis
Critique
Referencing scholarly texts
Referencing creative texts
Analyzing your creative work
Conclusions
Critique writing toolbox
Exegesis
Exegesis research methods
Identifying your exegetical thesis
Hermeneutics and close reading as primary research
Exegesis planning and structure
Linking creative and scholarly writing
9. Writing, Culture, and Intersectionality
Writing your own identities
Writing cultures and identities not your own
Appropriation
Responsible practices
Diversity in the Writing Workshop
Some Dos and Donts
Glossary of Terms
Works Cited
Index
Tara Mokhtari is an Assistant Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at Bronx Community College, USA, and has taught creative writing, literature, and communications at universities in Australia and the United States since 2007, and is the author of Anxiety Soup (2013).
