Get Started in Creative Writing by Stephen May - ISBN: 9781471801785
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Unleash your inner writer: Craft stories, poems, and more!

Get Started in Creative Writing

Begin and perfect your first creative writing pieces

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  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    9 June 2014

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Summary

GET STARTED IN CREATIVE WRITING will help writers at the very beginning of their creative journey, as well as support them in the completion of their first pieces of creative writing - whether that’s a short story, a poem, a draft of a novel or screenplay. Each chapter includes a central writing exercise and four shorter ones, while key quotes, key ideas and focus points will be clearly signposted and will summarise important concepts and advice. At the heart of each chapter is a ‘Workshop’. …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781471801785
ISBN-10:1471801780
Author:Stephen May, Jodie Daber
Publisher:John Murray Press
Imprint:Teach Yourself
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:9 June 2014
Weight:221g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 22mm
Series:Teach Yourself: Writing
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Critics Review

“An ideal handbook for anyone new to the diverse world of creative writing … an essential read for the apprentice.” –“New Writer”“Does not talk down to its audience … plenty of excellent advice.” –“Writing Magazine”

About The Author

Stephen May

Stephen May is a teacher of Creative Writing, former Director of the Arvon Centre at Lumb Bank, one-time scriptwriter for Emmerdale and respected author. His second novel, ‘Life! Death! Prizes!’ was nominated for the 2012 Costa Novel Award.

Jodie Daber has a Masters in Creative Writing, is the author of several published short stories and has just completed her first novel.

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