Presents unique insights into the writing process of well-known authors and other creative practitioners
Examines a range of key challenges common to all writers, and offers solutions to them
Discusses a range of writing forms and genres, from novel, screenplay and immersive media, to critical writing, memoir and working-class poetry
Debra Adelaide is the author or editor of seventeen books, including novels, short fiction, and academic titles; she taught creative writing for twenty years until 2020, and is now an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
Sarah Attfield is a poet and lecturer in creative writing at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, where she coordinates the undergraduate program; she is also co-editor of the Journal of Working-Class Studies.
This book focuses on aspects of the creative writing process by illuminating the practices of writers who demonstrate solutions to problems across different forms and genres. Creative Writing Practice has a particular focus on the specific and practical challenges that writers must confront and solve in order to write, drawing on the personal and professional experiences of its contributors, who are all practicing writers and writer-educators. It includes 16 chapters on a variety of topics, from the ethics of poetry writing and the challenges of film adaptation, to constraint in creativity, failure, and writing as resilience and resistance. Scholarly in approach, but also based on personal example and reflection upon problem-solving, this book engages student and other emerging writers keen to learn by example, whether they are adapting a story to film, composing long form fiction, designing as well as writing a book, or converting journal-keeping into narrative.
PART ONETHEORETICAL CHALLENGES: WORKING IT OUT
CHAPTER 1:Debra Adelaide and Sarah Attfield — Introduction
CHAPTER 2:Sarah Attfield — The Ethics of Working-Class Realism in Poetry
CHAPTER 3:Sunil Badami — The Golden Rules [TO COME]
CHAPTER 4:Craig Batty — Screenwriting Beyond the Paradigms: creative thinking andillegalscript development [TO COME]
CHAPTER 5:Claire Corbett — Everything You Can Imagine is Real: worldbuilding, the donnée and the magic of writing
CHAPTER 6:Margot Nash — Adaptation: essence and originality and radical transformation
PART TWO PRACTICAL CHALLENGES: STARTING, STOPPING AND FAILING
CHAPTER 7:Delia Falconer — The Writer´s Notebook
CHAPTER 8:Mark Rossiter — Prompting Creativity: revisiting Aristotle´s advice on plot and character
CHAPTER 9:Andrew Pippos — Trading hours: time, order, and narration in Lucky´s
CHAPTER 10:Gregory Ferris — Writing Without Frames
CHAPTER 11:Debra Adelaide — The Corrections: succeeding at failure in the creative process
PART THREE CONSOLIDATING THE PROCESS: SUCCESS AND RESILIENCE
CHAPTER 12:Dave Drayton — Counting Coco Pops: on constraint and creativity
CHAPTER 13:Sue Joseph — When Your Subjects Do Not Agree [DRAFT ONLY]
CHAPTER 14:Liz Giuffre — Critical Distance: creative writing as a critic-fan
CHAPTER 15:Tom Lee — Art, Design and Communicating the Story: the cover of Coach Fitz
CHAPTER 16:Mark Isaacs — Behrouz Boochani: writing as resilience and resistance
This book explores the craft of creative writing by illuminating the practices of writers who demonstrate solutions to problems across forms and genres. Drawing on the personal and professional experiences of writers and writer-educators, the contributions examine specific and practical challenges that the writer must confront and solve in order to write. The book examines practical examples and approaches to writing - the early working-out of projects, the idea of experimentation, of narrative time, and of failure. This title is a useful guide for students and scholars interesting in creative writing.
Creative Writing Practice: reflections on form and process explores the craft of creative writing by illuminating the practices of writers and writer-educators.
Creative Writing Practice: reflections on form and process explores the craft of creative writing by illuminating the practices of writers and writer-educators. Demonstrating solutions to problems in different forms and genres, the contributors draw on their professional and personal experiences to examine specific and practical challenges that writers must confront and solve in order to write.
This book discusses a range of approaches to writing, such as the early working out of projects, the idea of experimentation, of narrative time, and of failure. With its strong focus on process, Creative Writing Practice is a valuable guide for students, scholars and practitioners of creative writing.
PART ONE.- THEORETICAL CHALLENGES: WORKING IT OUT.- CHAPTER 1 Debra Adelaide and Sarah Attfield - Introduction.- CHAPTER 2: Sarah Attfield - The Ethics of Working-Class Realism in Poetry.- CHAPTER 3:Sunil Badami - The Golden Rules [TO COME].- CHAPTER 4: Craig Batty - Screenwriting Beyond the Paradigms: creativethinking andillegalscript development [TO COME].- CHAPTER 5: Claire Corbett - Everything You Can Imagine is Real: worldbuilding, the donnée and the magic of writing.- CHAPTER 6: Margot Nash - Adaptation: essence and originality and radical transformation .- PART TWO PRACTICAL CHALLENGES: STARTING, STOPPING AND FAILING.- CHAPTER 7:Delia Falconer - The Writer's Notebook.- CHAPTER 8: Mark Rossiter - Prompting Creativity: revisiting Aristotle's advice on plot and character.- CHAPTER 9: Andrew Pippos - Trading hours: time, order, and narration in Lucky's .- CHAPTER 10: Gregory Ferris - Writing Without Frames.- CHAPTER 11: Debra Adelaide - The Corrections: succeeding at failure in the creative process.- PART THREE CONSOLIDATING THE PROCESS: SUCCESS AND RESILIENCE.- CHAPTER 12: Dave Drayton - Counting Coco Pops: on constraint and creativity.- CHAPTER 13: Sue Joseph - When Your Subjects Do Not Agree [DRAFT ONLY].- CHAPTER 14: Liz Giuffre - Critical Distance: creative writing as a critic-fan.- CHAPTER 15: Tom Lee - Art, Design and Communicating the Story: the cover of Coach Fitz.- CHAPTER 16: Mark Isaacs - Behrouz Boochani: writing as resilience and resistance.
Debra Adelaide is the author or editor of seventeen books, including novels, short fiction, and academic titles; she taught creative writing for twenty years until 2020, and is now an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Sarah Attfield is a poet and lecturer in creative writing at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, where she coordinates the undergraduate program; she is also co-editor of the Journal of Working-Class Studies.
Über den Autor
Debra Adelaide is the author or editor of seventeen books, including novels, short fiction, and academic titles; she taught creative writing for twenty years until 2020, and is now an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
Sarah Attfield is a poet and lecturer in creative writing at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, where she coordinates the undergraduate program; she is also co-editor of the Journal of Working-Class Studies.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
PART ONETHEORETICAL CHALLENGES: WORKING IT OUT
CHAPTER 1:Debra Adelaide and Sarah Attfield ¿ Introduction
CHAPTER 2:Sarah Attfield ¿ The Ethics of Working-Class Realism in Poetry
CHAPTER 3:Sunil Badami ¿ The Golden Rules [TO COME]
CHAPTER 4:Craig Batty ¿ Screenwriting Beyond the Paradigms: creative thinking andillegalscript development [TO COME]
CHAPTER 5:Claire Corbett ¿ Everything You Can Imagine is Real: worldbuilding, the donnée and the magic of writing
CHAPTER 6:Margot Nash ¿ Adaptation: essence and originality and radical transformation
PART TWO PRACTICAL CHALLENGES: STARTING, STOPPING AND FAILING
CHAPTER 7:Delia Falconer ¿ The Writer¿s Notebook
CHAPTER 8:Mark Rossiter ¿ Prompting Creativity: revisiting Aristotle¿s advice on plot and character
CHAPTER 9:Andrew Pippos ¿ Trading hours: time, order, and narration in Lucky¿s
CHAPTER 10:Gregory Ferris ¿ Writing Without Frames
CHAPTER 11:Debra Adelaide ¿ The Corrections: succeeding at failure in the creative process
PART THREE CONSOLIDATING THE PROCESS: SUCCESS AND RESILIENCE
CHAPTER 12:Dave Drayton ¿ Counting Coco Pops: on constraint and creativity
CHAPTER 13:Sue Joseph ¿ When Your Subjects Do Not Agree [DRAFT ONLY]
CHAPTER 14:Liz Giuffre ¿ Critical Distance: creative writing as a critic-fan
CHAPTER 15:Tom Lee ¿ Art, Design and Communicating the Story: the cover of Coach Fitz
CHAPTER 16:Mark Isaacs ¿ Behrouz Boochani: writing as resilience and resistance
Klappentext
Creative Writing Practice: reflections on form and process explores the craft of creative writing by illuminating the practices of writers and writer-educators. Demonstrating solutions to problems in different forms and genres, the contributors draw on their professional and personal experiences to examine specific and practical challenges that writers must confront and solve in order to write.
This book discusses a range of approaches to writing, such as the early working out of projects, the idea of experimentation, of narrative time, and of failure. With its strong focus on process, Creative Writing Practice is a valuable guide for students, scholars and practitioners of creative writing.
Presents unique insights into the writing process of well-known authors and other creative practitioners
Examines a range of key challenges common to all writers, and offers solutions to them
Discusses a range of writing forms and genres, from novel, screenplay and immersive media, to critical writing, memoir and working-class poetry