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Creative Writing Exercises for Dummies by Maggie Hamand (2014, Trade Paperback)
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An activity-based guide to improving your creative writing Whether you're a new writer or looking to strengthen your skills, this step-by-step creative writing course is designed to help you hone your craft, spark your imagination and become your own ruthless editor. Inside, you'll find writing prompts, exercises, flow charts and diagrams designed to get your ideas flowing - and put on paper. Take first things first - set your writing goals, define your genre and start using some writing exercises to brainstorm and sketch out your ideas Know your characters - get guidance on creating believable and in-depth characters, developing your dialogues, exploring points of view and effectively conveying your characters' thoughts Map the world of your story - find out how to paint a picture with words, from describing senses and actions to observing objects and creating suspense Plot your course - discover how to expertly develop your writing's plot and structure, keep up the tension, expand the narrative and tie up loose strands for a killer ending Put on your editor's cap - get helpful tips on revising and editing your own work to make it shineProduct Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-101118921054
ISBN-139781118921050
eBay Product ID (ePID)201656029
Product Key Features
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCreative Writing Exercises for Dummies
Publication Year2014
SubjectComposition & Creative Writing
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines
AuthorMaggie Hamand
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight24.9 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width7.4 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2014-937187
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal808.02
Intended AudienceTrade
Lc Classification NumberPn145
Table of ContentIntroduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with Creative Writing Exercises 5 Chapter 1: Preparing to Create Your Writ ten Masterpiece 7 Chapter 2: Sketching Out Ideas 21 Part II: Realising That Character Is Everything 35 Chapter 3: Developing Your Characters' Backgrounds 37 Chapter 4: Creating Drama through Dialogue 47 Chapter 5: Embodying Your Characters 57 Chapter 6: Developing Your Dialogue-Writing Skills 65 Chapter 7: Conveying Characters' Thoughts in Style 77 Chapter 8: Choosing and Using Different Points of View 87 Chapter 9: Creating Complicated, Well-Rounded Characters 105 Part III: Painting the Picture with Description 125 Chapter 10: Navigating the Locations in Your Stories 127 Chapter 11: Appreciating the Power of the Senses 137 Chapter 12: Getting Things Done: Describing Action and Activity 147 Chapter 13: Building Character with Objects and Possessions 155 Chapter 14: Using Description to Create Atmosphere and and Suspense! 167 Chapter 15: Managing Metaphors, Similes and Symbols 187 Chapter 16: Describing the Inef fable: Saying What Can't Be Said 203 Part IV: Developing Your Plot and Structure 213 Chapter 17: Writing a Gripping Opening 215 Chapter 18: Plot ting Your Way to Great Stories 225 Chapter 19: Making Good (Use of) Time in Your Writing 235 Chapter 20: Structuring a Longer Work of Fiction 247 Chapter 21:Tightening the Tension to Enthral Readers 257 Chapter 22: Expanding Your Ideas into Larger Narratives 267 Chapter 23: Approaching the Grand Finale: The End's in Sight! 279 Part V: Polishing Your Product: Revising and Editing 299 Chapter 24: Reviewing and Rewriting Your Work 301 Chapter 25: Whipping Your Work into Shape 313 Chapter 26: Polishing Your Work for Publication 321 Part VI: The Part of Tens 331 Chapter 27: Ten Top Aids for Writers 333 Chapter 28: Ten Great Ways to Stay the Course 339 Index 345
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- Jul 27, 2016
Creative Writing Exercies for Dummies
Excellent work pages for those of us beginning writers to sharpen our focus and our skills. The content challenges the writer to think both in and out of the box. I am well pleased with this inexpensive investment.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
