The Handbook of Creative Writing

Steven Earnshaw

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2014

The Handbook of Creative Writing

Steven Earnshaw

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748689774

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About this book

The inspirational resource for tutors, students and other creative writing professionals, now in a new edition.

‘An invaluable guide for anyone thinking of teaching creative writing, at any level…It's really nice to come across a book that's so thoughtfully organized, so thorough, entertaining and just plain useful’.
Catherine Smith, The New Writer, on the first edition

54 chapters cover the 3 central pillars of writing creatively: theories of creativity; the craft of writing; and creative writing as a business. With contributions from over 50 experts - poets, novelists, dramatists, publishers, editors, tutors, critics and scholars - from the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Australia, this is the essential guide to writing, and getting published, in the English-speaking world.

New for this edition:

Chapters: on ‘indie publishing’, ‘social media’, ‘flash fiction’, ‘song lyrics and poetry’, ‘creative critical hybrids’ & ‘collaboration in the theatre’
Revised chapters on Making a Living as a Writer, Theories of Creativity, and Writing for the Web
Chapters updated to reflect changes in teaching, copyright & earning a living as a writer
Updated Glossary of Terms

Key Features

A 3-in-1 text with outstanding breadth and depth of coverage
Grounds the subject of creative writing and provides writing-related tasks
Full of examples of ways to approach and improve your writing
Valuable practical advice on getting published & making a living from your writing

Steven Earnshaw is the published author of numerous short stories, essays on creative writing and books, ranging from Beginning Realism to The Pub in Literature (the essential work in the field). He has contributed to scholarly journals, edited collections and was a winner of the 2011 Brontë Society Literary Competition. During the day, he is Professor of English at Sheffield Hallam University. He has been involved in digital art collaborations.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Preface to Second Edition Publicly Available Download PDF	x
Introduction Steven Earnshaw Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Section One Writing: Theories and Contexts
1 Theories of Creativity and Creative Writing Pedagogy Anna Leahy, Mary Cantrell and Mary Swander Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
2 The Evaluation of Creative Writing at MA Level (UK) Jenny Newman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
3 The Creative Writing MFA Stephanie Vanderslice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
4 Creative Writing and Critical Theory Lauri Ramey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
5 Literary Genres David Rain Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	54
6 The Writer as Artist Steven Earnshaw Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
7 The Future of Creative Writing Paul Dawson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
Section Two The Craft of Writing
PROSE
8 Reading, Writing and Teaching the Short Story E. A. Markham Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
9 Writing the Memoir Judith Barrington Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
10 Introduction to the Novel Jane Rogers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	116
11 Crime Fiction John Dale Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
12 Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy Crawford Kilian Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	134
13 How Language Lives Us: Reading and Writing Historical Fiction Brian Kiteley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
14 Writing Humorous Fiction Susan Hubbard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	154
15 Writing for Children Alan Brown Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
16 Writing for Teenagers Linda Newbery Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
17 The ‘Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Creative Nonfiction, But Were Too Naïve or Uninformed to Ask’ Workshop Simulation Lee Gutkind Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	176
POETRY
18 Introduction to Poetry Sean O’Brien Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
19 What is Form? W. N. Herbert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
20 New Poetries Aaron Kunin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
21 The Poet in the Theatre: Verse Drama Sean O’Brien Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
22 The Sequence and the Long Poem George Szirtes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	236
SCRIPTWRITING
23 Introduction to Scriptwriting Mike Harris Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
24 Writing for the Stage Brighde Mullins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
25 Writing for Radio Mike Harris Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
26 Writing for Television Stephen V Duncan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	282
27 Writing for Television – UK Differences John Milne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	291
28 Writing for Film Bonnie O’Neill Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
OTHER WRITING
29 Song Lyrics and Poetry Pat Pattison Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305
30 Flash Fiction Tony Williams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
31 Writing as Experimental Practice Thalia Field Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	324
32 Creative–Critical Hybrids Hazel Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331
33 Writing as ‘Therapy’ Fiona Sampson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	341
34 Writing in the Community Linda Sargent Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
35 Writing for the Web James Sheard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	356
36 The Role of the Critical Essay Scott McCracken Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	361
37 Translation Susan Bassnett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	367
38 Collaboration in the Theatre Timothy Braun Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	374
39 Creative Writing Doctorates Graeme Harper Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	383
40 How to Start a Literary Magazine Rebecca Wolff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	391
Section Three The Writer’s Life
41 How to be a Writer John Milne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	401
42 How to Present Yourself as a Writer Alison Baverstock Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	407
43 Meet Your Public: Creative Writing and Social Media Lou Treleaven Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	414
44 Publishing Fiction Mary Mount Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	424
45 American PoBiz Chase Twichell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	432
46 Publishing Poetry in Britain Sean O’Brien Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	439
47 The Literary Agent (Novel) David Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	446
48 The Film Agent Julian Friedmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	453
49 The Literary Agent: Television, Radio and Theatre Alan Brodie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	460
50 Copyright Shay Humphrey and Lee Penhaligan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	470
51 Self-Publishing and the Rise of the Indie Author Jane Rowland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	486
52 Literary Life: Prizes, Anthologies, Festivals, Reviewing, Grants Thomas Shapcott Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	494
53 The Writer as Teacher Gareth Creer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	503
54 Making a Living as a Writer Livi Michael Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	510
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	518
Useful Websites Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	525
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	527
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	535

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 560
Keywords: Literary Studies

eBook

Published: April 14, 2014
ISBN: 9780748689774