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The creative writing coursebook : forty-four authors share advice and exercises for fiction and poetry

2019

Format:	Book
Title:	The creative writing coursebook : forty-four authors share advice and exercises for fiction and poetry / edited by Julia Bell and Paul Magrs.
Publisher, Date:	London : Pan Macmillan, 2019. ©2019
Edition:	Updated version.
Description:	xviii, 430 pages ; 21 cm
Summary:	The success and popularity of creative writing courses at universities across the country belies the myth that writing can't be taught. The Creative Writing Coursebook, edited by Julia Bell and Paul Magrs, takes aspiring writers through three stages of essential practice: 'Gathering' - getting started, learning how to keep notes, making observations and using memory; 'Shaping' - looking at structure, point of view, character and setting; and 'Finishing' - being your own critic, joining workshops and finding publishers. Fully updated and including a foreword by Marina Warner and contributions from forty-five authors such as Kit de Waal and Amy Liptrot, this is the perfect book for people who are just starting to write as well as for those who want some help honing work already completed. Filled with a wealth of exercises and activities, it will inspire budding writers to develop and hone their skills. Whether writing for publication, in a group or just for pleasure this comprehensive guide is for anyone who is ready to put pen to paper.
Subjects:	Creative writing Authorship -- Technique
Other Author:	Bell, Julia, 1971- editor. Magrs, Paul, 1969- editor.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-417).
ISBN:	9781509868278 (softcover)
System Availability:	2
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Control Number:	1777783
Call Number:	808.02
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The success and popularity of creative writing courses at universities across the country belies the myth that writing can't be taught. The Creative Writing Coursebook, edited by Julia Bell and Paul Magrs, takes aspiring writers through three stages of essential practice: 'Gathering' - getting started, learning how to keep notes, making observations and using memory; 'Shaping' - looking at structure, point of view, character and setting; and 'Finishing' - being your own critic, joining workshops and finding publishers.Fully updated and including a foreword by Marina Warner and contributions from forty-five authors such as Kit de Waal and Amy Liptrot, this is the perfect book for people who are just starting to write as well as for those who want some help honing work already completed. Filled with a wealth of exercises and activities, it will inspire budding writers to develop and hone their skills. Whether writing for publication, in a group or just for pleasure this comprehensive guide is for anyone who is ready to put pen to paper.

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Table of Contents

	Acknowledgements	p. ix
	Foreword Marina Warner	p. x
	Introduction Julia Bell and Paul Magrs	p. xv
	Gathering
1	Getting Started
	Introduction Julia Bell	p. 3
	Notebooks Paul Magrs	p. 7
	On Keeping a Diary Nicole Ward Jouve	p. 11
	Clearing Some Space Paul Magrs	p. 15
2	Training The Eye
	Introduction Julia Bell	p. 20
	Creative Writing Workshy Ali Smith	p. 24
	Keeping Your Eyes Open Alicia Stubbersfield	p. 28
	Articles of Faith Esther Morgan	p. 33
	What Are You Looking At? Paul Magrs	p. 39
3	Abstracts
	Introduction Julia Bell	p. 43
	Deconstructing Beds Alison Fell	p. 48
	Finding Out Sara Maitland	p. 51
	Poetry and Science John Latham	p. 58
	Out of the Abstract Paul Magrs	p. 64
4	Autobiography
	Introduction Paul Magrs	p. 68
	Memory Lesley Glaister	p. 73
	Writing from Experience Nell Dunn	p. 76
	The Shared Past Anna Garry	p. 80
	Where You're Coming From Julia Bell	p. 86
	Shaping
5	Characterization
	Introduction Julia Bell	p. 91
	The Things They Carry Susan Perabo	p. 97
	Somebody Else's Shoes Paul Magrs	p. 100
	Room of Leaves Amanda Dalton	p. 105
	Character and Characterization Malcolm Bradbury	p. 111
	Real Life Paul Magrs	p. 126
6	Point Of View
	Introduction Paul Magrs	p. 130
	Eye Level Jenny Newman	p. 136
	Punto de Vista Maureen Freely	p. 143
	Writing in the First Person Elleke Boehmer	p. 148
	Multiple Points of View Victor Sage	p. 153
	Whose Story Is It Anyway? Julia Bell	p. 158
7	Setting
	Introduction Paul Magrs	p. 162
	Exploring Home David Almond	p. 168
	Landscapes and Language Graham Mort	p. 171
	Imagining Rooms David Craig	p. 180
	Outside Your Front Door Julia Bell	p. 185
8	Plotting And Shaping
	Introduction Julia Bell	p. 189
	On Narrative Structures Patricia Duncker	p. 195
	Plotting a Novel Ashley Stokes	p. 201
	Decisions, Decisions Val Taylor	p. 207
	Peaceful Symmetries Carol Rumens	p. 214
	Shapes of Things Paul Magrs	p. 220
	Finishing
9	Stepping Back
	Introduction Paul Magrs	p. 227
	Reading Yourself David Lodge	p. 232
	Standards in Creative Writing Teaching Russell Celyn Jones	p. 238
	Anxiety of Influence Julia Bell	p. 241
10	Revising
	Introduction Paul Magrs	p. 244
	Going the Last Inch Lindsay Clarke	p. 249
	Redrafting Your Novel James Friel	p. 254
	Judith: The Making of a Poem Vicki Feaver	p. 262
	Feeling the Burn Julia Bell	p. 281
11	Workshops
	Introduction Julia Bell	p. 284
	A Brief History of Workshops Jon Cook	p. 288
	Collective Works: Tindal Street Fiction Group Alan Mahar	p. 295
	Listening to Criticism Richard Aczel	p. 303
	Dynamics Paul Magrs	p. 307
12	Off The Page
	Introduction Julia Bell	p. 312
	How to Cook a Book Julian Jackson	p. 317
	The Rise of Literary Consultancies Rebecca Swift	p. 323
	Agents and How to Get One Candi Miller	p. 329
	Final Revisions and Submission Penny Rendall	p. 333
	Carrying On Paul Magrs	p. 362
13	New Forms
	Introduction Paul Magrs	p. 365
	The Physical Sensation of Being Read Amy Liptrot	p. 367
	Poetry that Needs to Be Heard Keith Jarrett	p. 372
	Words in my pocket, like grains of sand Chaz Brenchley	p. 381
	A Series of Fortunate Fictions Steve Cole	p. 389
	Flash Fiction Kit de Waal	p. 395
	Into the Unknown Julia Bell	p. 401
	Conclusion
	A Good Thing Paul Magrs	p. 403
	Bibliography	p. 409
	Biographies	p. 419

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