Composition Creative Writing category: 2214 books
College Writing and Beyond
A New Framework for University Writing Instruction
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2008
Composition research consistently demonstrates that the social context of writing determines the majority of conventions any writer must observe. Still, most universities organize the required first-year composition course as if there were an intuitive set of general writing "skills" usable...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
This book explores creative writing and its various relationships to education through a number of short, evocative chapters written by key players in the field. At times controversial, the book presents issues, ideas and pedagogic practices related to creative writing in and around education, with...
The Desire to Write
The Five Keys to Creative Writing
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2018
In this dynamic exploration of the discipline of creative writing, Graeme Harper departs from the established ‘how-to’ model in a personal manifesto which analyses why human beings are, and have long been, passionate about writing. Illuminating the five essential keys to creative writing, directly...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2000
This revised and updated edition of The Creative Writing Handbook now includes new chapters on writing for stage and radio and on writing screenplays for film and television. Written by professional writers and tutors, it covers all aspects of the writing process, from drafting first thoughts to shaping...
Freewriting for Travel Writers
How to Use a Creative Freewriting Technique to Improve your Travel Writing
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2018
Freewriting for Travel Writers
As a travel writer you can’t rest on your laurels - you need to craft your words to inspire, entertain, inform and educate your audience. It doesn’t matter whether your readers are planning a trip or are armchair travellers, you owe it to them to use freewriting take...
Teaching Creative Writing
Ideas, exercises, resources and lesson plans for teachers of creative-writing classes
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2014
If you teach creative writing or facilitate a writing group, you will want to inspire, inform and encourage would-be writers. This book is a unique, practical resource offering guidance, ideas and exercises to help you do just that.
It moves from planning and structuring courses to giving ideas...
Teaching Queer
Radical Possibilities for Writing and Knowing
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
Teaching Queer looks closely at student writing, transcripts of class discussions, and teaching practices in first-year writing courses to articulate queer theories of literacy and writing instruction, while also considering the embodied actuality of being a queer teacher. Rather than positioning...
by Dr. Dominique Hecq
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2015
This book offers an in-depth study of the poetics of creative writing as a subject in the dramatically changing context of practice as research, taking into account the importance of the subjectivity of the writer as researcher. It explores creative writing and theory while offering critical antecedents,...
by Deborah Philips, Debra Penman, Liz Linnington
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1999
Writing Well is a practical handbook of creative writing exercises which forms the basis of an indirect, nonconfrontational approach specifically intended for therapeutic use within the mental health field. Although people with emotional or psychological problems can find creative writing particularly...
Second Language Creative Writers
Identities and Writing Processes
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2015
This monograph investigates 15 L2 creative writers’ social constructive power in identity constructions. Through interviews and think-aloud story writing sessions, the central study considers how L2 writer voices are mediated by the writers’ autobiographical identities, namely, their sense of...
Concepts in Composition
Theory and Practices in the Teaching of Writing
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2019
Concepts in Composition is designed to foster reflection on how theory impacts practice, allowing prospective teachers to assume the dual role of both teacher and student as they enter the discipline of Writing Studies and become familiar with some of its critical conversations. Now in its third edition,...
Module I – Creative Writing Techniques
A full compendium of synthesized theory, relevant examples and practical exercises Beginner to Lower Intermediate
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2014
The Module I – Creative Writing Techniques, Beginner to Lower Intermediate, is a highly valuable manual and private general writing coaching. It provides examples and exercises for those who wish to work in publishing and master professional writing in the English language.
The manual comprises...
First Grade Writing Prompts for Holidays
A Creative Writing Workbook
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2014
The holidays are an exciting time for children in the classroom and the home. The rich history and fun celebrations of holidays make students excited both for parties and learning. The Writing Prompts for Holidays series is a collection of imaginative situations and questions related to 20 major...
by BarCharts,Inc
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2009
This essential writing tool demonstrates how "elements of style" function in the composition and editing process of writing. It's useful for any student from middle school through college as a quick-reference writing tool. This guide includes: word choice & diction, exactness & conciseness, audience,...