Creative Writer's Handbook, 5th edition

Published by Pearson (March 23, 2009) © 2010

  • Philip K. Jason Professor Emeritus, United States Naval Academy
  • Allan B. Lefcowitz Professor Emeritus, United States Naval Academy
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Title overview

For Creative Writing courses.

This handbook is the perfect reference for beginning creative writers. It offers abundant illustrations, exercises, and useful techniques in all genres. While emphasizing problem-solving and the mastery of literary conventions, this handbook also takes the apprentice writer on a journey from inspiration to revision.

Table of contents

  • Anthology of Poems
  • Part I A Writer’s Concerns
  • 1 Working like a Writer
  • 2 Journal/Research/Invention
  • 3 Point of View
  • 4 Language Is Your Medium
  • Part II The Concerns of the Poet
  • 5 The Elements of Poetry
  • 6 Practicing Poetry
  • 7 Poetry Problems
  • Part III The Concerns of the Storyteller
  • 8 The Elements of Fiction
  • 9 Narration and Its Techniques
  • 10 Creative Nonfiction
  • 11 Stories and Nonfiction
  • Part IV The Concerns of the Playwright
  • 12 The Elements of Drama
  • 13 Dialogue and Its Problems
  • 14 Plays and Screen Plays
  • Part V The Writer’s Business
  • 15 From Drafting to Revision to Submission
  • Glossary of Key Terms
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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