TY - BOOK AU - Leach,Heather AU - Graham,Robert TI - Everything you need to know about creative writing : : (but knowing isn’t everything--) / SN - 9780826490223 (pbk.) U1 - 808.042 22 PY - 2007/// CY - London ; , New York : PB - Continuum, KW - English language KW - Rhetoric KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Creative writing N1 - Alternative routes through the guide -- A-Z entries include:-- Action; beginnings;-- blogs; card indexes -- caricature -- characterisation -- confidence -- criticism -- digression -- directness -- double-spacing; e-books -- editing -- ends -- English -- events -- failure; first person; free verse; getting lost; hooks; house style; inspiration; Internet, journals; length; literature; manuscript; metaphor; Modernism; motivation; Muds and Moos; narrative tension; negativity; novel; openings; page-breaks; perfectionism; plagiarism; proofreading; readers; reflective writing; research; self-criticism; self-publishing; short-story; simile; skills; slang; surrealism; tension; third-person; Trace Online Community; troubleshooting; verbs; violence; websites; white space; widows and orphans; words; work and writing for children and many more N2 - Everything You Need to Know About Creative Writing is an accessible, lively and entertaining companion providing practical and informative guidance for anyone interested in developing their writing including members of writing groups, aspiring writers and students taking courses in creative writing. The ideal guide to creative writing, it offers: - An essential, easy-to-use, reference covering all aspects of creative writing including the creative process; form and style; troubleshooting; workshopping; peer review; publishing etc. - An informative, witty and stress-relieving companion for the struggling student, writer and tutor - no-nonsense, practical advice and guidance - Useful contents lists by topic provide alternative routes through the book to enable readers to follow up particular interests or problems - Extensive cross-references to other entries and guides to further reading ER -