Word Power: Guide to Creative Writing (Books for Writers) - Softcover

Birkett, Julian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0713637331 ISBN 13: 9780713637335

Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd, 1993

Synopsis

This book provides material and practical suggestions to help new writers give shape and substance to their ideas. A wide range of literary forms, ranging from one-act plays and novels to "shape poems" and sonnets, are reviewed and the author explores many of the basic aspects of imaginative writing, such as the creation of characters, writing dialogue, and different ways of using atmosphere and setting effectively. The emphasis throughout is not on dissection but on doing - and nearly all chapters have lots of suggestions for subjects to write about and different ways of approaching them, to help develop the writer's skills and critical powers. This edition includes a new chapter on realism and examines the different literary styles encompassed by it. The author has also included a suggested reading list which includes novels, plays and poetry.

Edition details

• Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0713637331
• ISBN 13: 9780713637335
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 192