Creative writing : how to unlock your imagination, develop your writing skills - and get published / Adèle Ramet.

By:

Ramet, Adèle

Language: eng Publication details: Oxford : How To Books, 2007Edition: 7th EditionDescription: 180 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9781845282288
1845282280

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

808.3

LOC classification:

PN 3355 R172c 2007

Contents:

Getting started -- Writing non-fiction -- Creating fictional characters -- Setting and atmosphere -- Showing not telling -- Writing realistic dialogue -- Finding true love -- Haunting, thrilling and killing -- Writing for children -- Sending your work to a publisher.

Summary: "This book is a first-rate guide for writers who are looking for ways to improve their output. It focuses on: fiction writing and the world of genre fiction - science, romance, horror and crime ways of drawing on personal experience in order to write non-fiction articles on a wide variety of topics in a number of different styles and, writing for children which requires specialist skills that, once mastered, bring enormous satisfaction to both the writer and the reader. Crucially, there is also a chapter on presenting your work to a publisher and getting it into print"--Publisher's description.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	PN 3355 R172c 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000143908

Previous ed.: 2006.

Getting started --
Writing non-fiction --
Creating fictional characters --
Setting and atmosphere --
Showing not telling --
Writing realistic dialogue --
Finding true love --
Haunting, thrilling and killing --
Writing for children --
Sending your work to a publisher.

"This book is a first-rate guide for writers who are looking for ways to improve their output. It focuses on: fiction writing and the world of genre fiction - science, romance, horror and crime ways of drawing on personal experience in order to write non-fiction articles on a wide variety of topics in a number of different styles and, writing for children which requires specialist skills that, once mastered, bring enormous satisfaction to both the writer and the reader. Crucially, there is also a chapter on presenting your work to a publisher and getting it into print"--Publisher's description.

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