Description
| Product ID: | 9781350119406 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | How to Read Like a Writer |
| Subtitle: | 10 Lessons to Elevate Your Reading and Writing Practice |
| Authors: | Author: Dr Erin M. Pushman |
| Page Count: | 216 |
| Subjects: | Creative writing and creative writing guides, Creative writing & creative writing guides, Language learning: writing skills, Writing skills |
| Description: | “Reliably insightful.” – Publishers WeeklyThe first step to becoming a successful writer is to become a successful reader. Helping you develop your critical skills How to Read Like a Writer is an accessible and effective step-by-step guide to how careful reading can help you improve your craft as a creative writer, whatever genre you are writing in. Across 10 lessons – each pairing published readings with practical critical and creative exercises – this book helps writers master such key elements of their craft as:· Genre – from fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry to hybrid genres such as graphic narratives and online forms· Plot, conflict, theme and image· Developing characters – physical descriptions, psychological depths and actions· Narrators and points of view – 1st, 2nd and 3rd person narratives· Scenes and settings – time, space and place· Structure and form – length, organization and media· Language, subtext and style “Reliably insightful.” – Publishers WeeklyThe first step to becoming a successful writer is to become a successful reader. Helping you develop your critical skills How to Read Like a Writer is an accessible and effective step-by-step guide to how careful reading can help you improve your craft as a creative writer, whatever genre you are writing in.Across 10 lessons – each pairing published readings with practical critical and creative exercises – this book helps writers master such key elements of their craft as:· Genre – from fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry to hybrid genres such as graphic narratives and online forms· Plot, conflict, theme and image· Developing characters – physical descriptions, psychological depths and actions· Narrators and points of view – 1st, 2nd and 3rd person narratives· Scenes and settings – time, space and place· Structure and form – length, organization and media· Language, subtext and style |
| Imprint Name: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-01-13 |
