Book description
InTable of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Introduction: How to Use the Manual
- Unit 1: What is Creative Writing?
- Unit 2: The Art and Craft of Writing
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Unit 3: Modes of Creative Writing
- Writing to Communicate: The Writer and the Reader
- Section I: Poetry
- Writing Poetry
- Definitions of Poetry: What is a Poem?
- The Four Functions of Language
- What to Write About and How to Start
- Poetry and Prose
- Shape, Form and Technique
- Rhyme and Reason
- Fixed Forms and Free Verse
- Dominant Modes of Poetry—Lyrical, Narrative and Dramatic
- Voices in the Poem
- Some Indian English Poets and their Works
- A Conversation with a Creative Writer
- Writing Verse for Children
- The Problem with Writing Poetry
- Getting Down to Writing Poetry
- Workshop 1: Practice
- Workshop 2: Share and Learn
- Workshop 3: Create
- Section II: Fiction
- Fiction
- Non-fiction
- Fiction and the 20th Century
- The Importance of History
- Literary and Popular Fiction
- The Short Story and the Novel
- A Conversation with a Creative Writer
- Writing Fiction for Children
- What is Children's Literature?
- A Conversation with a Creative Writer
- Workshop 4
- Workshop 5: Tutorial Format
- Workshop 6
- Workshop 7 (Optional)
- Section III: Drama
- What is Drama?
- The Plot in Drama or Dramatic Structure
- Characterization in Drama
- Verbal and Non-Verbal Elements in Drama
- A Brief Overview of English Language Theatre in India
- Some Different Styles of Contemporary Theatre in Indian English
- Some Well-known Practising Indian English Playwrights and their Plays
- A Conversation with a Creative Writer
- Writing for Films
- Writing a Screenplay
- The World of Children Through Film and Theatre
- Scripting for Children's Theatre
- Developing as a Playwright and Evaluating Your Script
- Workshop 8: How to Develop a Situation
- Workshop 9: Create a Sequence of Events
- Workshop 10: Put the Sequence of Events into a Scene for a Play
- Websites
- References
- Unit 4: Writing for the Media
- Unit 5: Preparing for Publication
- Notes
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Creative Writing
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2008
- Publisher(s): Pearson India
- ISBN: 9788131772614
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