A Multidisciplinary Study of Fiction Writing [Hardcover]

Anthony Bloor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2003 | ISBN-10: 0773468005 | ISBN-13: 978-0773468009

The premise of Bloor?s study is that we can learn about the writing process by modeling it. Discussing the models of writing that are used in teaching, research, and the design of software tools for writers, he develops this analysis with the aid of semiology and literary theory and presents a model of fiction writing.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 357 pages
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr (February 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0773468005
• ISBN-13: 978-0773468009
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,719,549 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Anthony Bloor grew up in Wales and the West Midlands. He was a student at University College Swansea in the 1970s, where he began a degree in English, changed course, and graduated with a degree in Pure Mathematics. While doing a day job as a computer programmer, he worked with Roger Hewins to set up a filmmakers co-operative at the Birmingham Arts Lab and received several awards from the Arts Council and regional arts associations for avant-garde and independent filmmaking. After working in various capacities in film and television, he returned to higher education, doing research in artificial intelligence and then, working with the Writing and Publishing Set at Middlesex University, doing research on the use of computers for the teaching of writing. He is the author of a study of fiction writing, published by the Edwin Mellen Press, New York, in 2003.