Back to Creative Writing School

• Author(s): Bridget Whelan,
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Pages: 152
• ISBN_10: 1499646550
  ISBN_13: 9781499646559
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines / Writing / General , Reference / Writing Skills ,

Description:... What writers say about Back to Creative Writing School
'The creative writing bible', C.S. Quinn, bestselling author of the historical fiction classic The Thief Taker
'Inspiring, insightful and fun...an indispensable tool for anyone wanting to write fiction ' Sarah Rayner, novelist and author of One Moment, One Morning, officially one of the 21st century's bestselling books.'I recommend this book to all my students, and I recommend it to you. Great stuff.' Alex Pheby, Head of Creative Writing, University of Greenwich
Playing with ideas and language can help you become the writer you've always wanted to be.
30 imaginative exercises will stretch your writing skills and take you in new and unexpected directions.
They cover:

1. Character creation
2. Suspense and the traditional tropes of horror writing
3. Humour even if you can't tell a joke
4. Plotting and Planning
5. Poetry exercises for writers who do NOT want to write a poem
6. How to write description that does more than describe
7. How to write natural sounding dialogue that isn't too natural...