From the Back Cover
Learn to:
- Choose the writing genre that's best for you
- Develop believable characters and engaging stories
- Cherry-pick your life's material for non-fiction writing
- Find a publisher and make your way as a professional writer
Develop the writing know-how that will keep your readers hooked
Do you have an idea for a novel (or a poem, or an article, or a play…) that you'd love to finally get down on paper? Whatever your aim, inside you'll find the advice and support to get you started and keep you going. From preparing a writing work-space to marshalling your material into both fiction and non-fiction genres, Creative Writing For Dummies has everything you need to help you unlock your creativity and make your writing sparkle.
- So, you want to be a writer – pick and choose between genres, gather the materials you need and develop the right routines
- He said what? When? – discover how to fit character, voice, dialogue and plot together
- Telling tales – differentiate between novels, novellas and short stories, write plays for the stage or screen, wax lyrical in poetry or dip into children's writing
- Matters of fact – blog about anything and everything, break into journalism, and let life stories, narrative non-fiction and travel writing leap off the page
- From pastime to profession – crack the world of publishing and go professional with your hobby
– Dreda Say Mitchell, author of Running Hot, winner of the CWA John Creasey Dagger Award in 2005.
Open the book and find:
- Exactly where your writing talents lie
- Why you need to be a good reader to become a good writer
- What turns words on a page into sparkling conversation
- Ways to weave character, plot and structure together
- All the different sub-genres of novel-writing – from thrillers to chick-lit
- The secrets of successful blogging
- Editing tips that all writers can benefit from
- The inner workings of agencies and publishing houses
About the Author
Maggie Hamand is a novelist, non-fiction author and journalist. In 1998, Maggie founded the hugely successful Complete Creative Writing Course at the Groucho Club in London, and has been teaching there since: her students have included many published authors. She is the author of two novels, The Resurrection of the Body and The Rocket Man.
