Wordsmithery

This stimulating workbook is aimed at committed writers and students of creative writing who want to engage with ideas about writing and develop their craft and practice. Drawing on the expertise of a range of professional and award-winning contributors, the focus is on writing as 'process', moving from practical guidance on 'form and style' through to using themes such as 'body' or 'house' as a creative springboard. Including specially designed writing exercises and illustrative extracts, this innovative guide will inspire and challenge. It is an essential resource for anyone who wishes to master the art and practice of creative writing and galvanise their talent to professional and publication level.Contributions by: Linda Anderson, Theodore Deppe, George Green, Graeme Harper (aka Brooke Biaz), William Herbert, Lee Martin, Jenny Newman, Jayne Steel and a Foreword by Patricia Duncker.

This stimulating workbook is aimed at committed writers and students of creative writing who want to engage with ideas about writing and develop their craft and practice. Drawing on the expertise of a range of professional and award-winning contributors, the focus is on writing as 'process', moving from practical guidance on 'form and style' through to using themes such as 'body' or 'house' as a creative springboard. Including specially designed writing exercises and illustrative extracts, this innovative guide will inspire and challenge. It is an essential resource for anyone who wishes to master the art and practice of creative writing and galvanise their talent to professional and publication level.Contributions by: Linda Anderson, Theodore Deppe, George Green, Graeme Harper (aka Brooke Biaz), William Herbert, Lee Martin, Jenny Newman, Jayne Steel and a Foreword by Patricia Duncker.

Foreword;  P.Duncker Preface Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction;  J.Steel PART ONE: MASTERING TECHNIQUE Creative Space;  W.N.Herbert Form and Style: Grasping the Tools of Fiction;  G.Harper; Hanging Together Structuring the Longer Piece;  G.GreenMaking Fiction from Fact, Making Fact of Your Fiction;  G.HarperNarrative Point of View: Who Tells the Story?;  L.AndersonThe Journey a Poem Makes;  T.DeppePART TWO: MASTERING THEMES About a Life: Writing from the Self;  G.GreenPeople Under Pressure: Making Your Characters Choose;  J.NewmanWriting Food;  J.SteelChildren in Fiction;  L.MartinWriting Home: How to Use Houses in FictionJ.Newman; Bodily States;  L.AndersonWriting the Landscape;  L.MartinIndex.