Creative Writing

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Contents
4. About the Authors
5. Preface and Acknowledgements
6. Introduction: How to Use the Manual
7. Unit 1: What is Creative Writing?
   1. Defining Creativity
   2. Measuring Creativity
   3. Inspiration and Agency
   4. Creativity and Resistance
   5. Art and Propaganda
   6. Creativity and Madness
   7. What is Creative Writing?
   8. Imagination and Writing
   9. Restrictions of an Open Field
   10. Can Creative Writing be Taught?
   11. The Importance of Reading
   12. Summary
   13. References
   14. Websites
8. Unit 2: The Art and Craft of Writing
   1. Tropes and Figures
   2. Style and Register
   3. Formal and Informal Usage
   4. Varieties of English
   5. Language and Gender
   6. Disordered Language
   7. Playing with Words
   8. Grammar and Word Order
   9. Tense and Time
   10. Grammatical Differences
   11. Summary
   12. References
9. Unit 3: Modes of Creative Writing
   1. Writing to Communicate: The Writer and the Reader
   2. Section I: Poetry
   3. Writing Poetry
   4. Definitions of Poetry: What is a Poem?
   5. The Four Functions of Language
   6. What to Write About and How to Start
   7. Poetry and Prose
   8. Shape, Form and Technique
   9. Rhyme and Reason
   10. Fixed Forms and Free Verse
   11. Dominant Modes of Poetry—Lyrical, Narrative and Dramatic
   12. Voices in the Poem
   13. Some Indian English Poets and their Works
   14. A Conversation with a Creative Writer
   15. Writing Verse for Children
   16. The Problem with Writing Poetry
   17. Getting Down to Writing Poetry
   18. Workshop 1: Practice
   19. Workshop 2: Share and Learn
   20. Workshop 3: Create
   21. Section II: Fiction
   22. Fiction
   23. Non-fiction
   24. Fiction and the 20th Century
   25. The Importance of History
   26. Literary and Popular Fiction
   27. The Short Story and the Novel
       1. Sweet Rice
       2. Character
       3. Plot
       4. Point of View (Modes of Narration)
       5. Setting (Milieu)
   28. A Conversation with a Creative Writer
   29. Writing Fiction for Children
   30. What is Children's Literature?
       1. The Sword of Dara Shukoh
   31. A Conversation with a Creative Writer
       1. Create a Person
   32. Workshop 4
   33. Workshop 5: Tutorial Format
   34. Workshop 6
   35. Workshop 7 (Optional)
   36. Section III: Drama
   37. What is Drama?
       1. The Concept and Characteristics of Drama
   38. The Plot in Drama or Dramatic Structure
   39. Characterization in Drama
   40. Verbal and Non-Verbal Elements in Drama
   41. A Brief Overview of English Language Theatre in India
   42. Some Different Styles of Contemporary Theatre in Indian English
   43. Some Well-known Practising Indian English Playwrights and their Plays
   44. A Conversation with a Creative Writer
   45. Writing for Films
   46. Writing a Screenplay
   47. The World of Children Through Film and Theatre
   48. Scripting for Children's Theatre
   49. Developing as a Playwright and Evaluating Your Script
   50. Workshop 8: How to Develop a Situation
   51. Workshop 9: Create a Sequence of Events
   52. Workshop 10: Put the Sequence of Events into a Scene for a Play
   53. Websites
   54. References
10. Unit 4: Writing for the Media
    1. Introduction
    2. The Print Media
    3. The Broadcast Media
    4. The New Media
    5. Advertising
    6. References
11. Unit 5: Preparing for Publication
    1. Revising and Rewriting
    2. Proof Reading
    3. Editing
    4. Submitting Your Manuscript for Publication
    5. Summary
    6. References
12. Notes
13. Copyright