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The Desire to Write - The Five Keys to Creative Writing

English · Hardback

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In this dynamic exploration of the discipline of creative writing, Graeme Harper departs from the established 'how-to' model in a personal manifesto which analyses why human beings are, and have long been, passionate about writing. Illuminating the five essential keys to creative writing, directly related to the desire to undertake it, Harper analyses creative writing's past and ponders its future, drawing on theories of the self, cultural interaction, consumption and communication.   
Blending practice-based critical context with contemporary creative writing theory, this book is an ideal companion for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Creative Writing and Literature. Lively and thought-provoking, it is an invaluable tool for all aspiring and established writers who wish to harness the positive effects of their craft. 

List of contents

Introduction: So You Want to be a Creative Writer.- 1. Intention.- 2. Action.- 3. Emotion.- 4.- Imagination.- 5. Pleasure.- Conclusion: Being a Creative Writer

About the author

Graeme Harper is Professor of Creative Writing and Dean of The Honors College at Oakland University, Michigan, USA. He is Editor of the Approaches to Writing Series at Bloomsbury, Editor of the New Writing journal and is Chair of the Creative Writing Studies Organization (CWSO) in the USA. He was also inaugural Chair of HE at the UK’s National Association of Writers in Education (NAWE) and is an award-winning fiction writer, Professor and Honorary Professor.

Summary

In this dynamic exploration of the discipline of creative writing, Graeme Harper departs from the established ‘how-to’ model in a personal manifesto which analyses why human beings are, and have long been, passionate about writing. Illuminating the five essential keys to creative writing, directly related to the desire to undertake it, Harper analyses creative writing’s past and ponders its future, drawing on theories of the self, cultural interaction, consumption and communication.

Blending practice-based critical context with contemporary creative writing theory, this book is an ideal companion for undergraduate and postgraduate students of creative writing and literature. Lively and thought-provoking, it is an invaluable tool for all aspiring and established writers who wish to harness the positive effects of their craft.

Product details

Authors Graeme Harper
Publisher Bloomsbury Academic
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 01.01.2019
 
EAN 9781137519917
ISBN 978-1-137-51991-7
No. of pages 134
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics

B, Creative Writing, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies

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