000 02662cam a22002771a 4500
008 100313s2007 enk 000 0 eng
010 _a2007532886
020 _a9780826490223 (pbk.)
035 _a(Sirsi) u4853
040 _aEG-CaNU
_c EG-CaNU
_d EG-CaNU
042 _ancode
082 _a808.042
_2 22
100 1 _aLeach, Heather.
_96658
245 _aEverything you need to know about creative writing :
_b (but knowing isn’t everything--) /
_c Heather Leach and Robert Graham
260 _aLondon ;
_a New York :
_b Continuum,
_c c2007.
300 _a195 p. ;
_c 22 cm.
505 _aAlternative 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.
520 _aEverything 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
650 0 _aEnglish language
_x Rhetoric
_v Handbooks, manuals, etc.
_99664
650 0 _aCreative writing
_v Handbooks, manuals, etc.
_91073
700 1 _aGraham, Robert,
_d 1955-
_99665
920 _a0826490220 (pbk.)
920 _a9780826490216
920 _a0826490212
596 _a1
999 _c3853
_d3853