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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140274003321

Autore

Harper Graeme

Titolo

The future for creative writing / / Graeme Harper

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-118-32584-2

1-118-47682-4

1-118-32583-4

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Collana

Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos

Classificazione

EDU029020

Disciplina

808.02

Soggetti

Creative writing

Authorship

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note:  Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1 The Age of Creative Writing 17 2 Dynamism and the Creative Writer 35 3 Creative Writing Educating 53 4 Developing Creative Exposition 71 5 Selling and Buying Creative Writing 89 6 Speaking in Creative Writing 107 7 Living and Working as a Creative Writer 119 Conclusion 135 Selected Reading 143 Index 149 .

Sommario/riassunto

"This is a compelling look at the current state and future direction of creative writing by a preeminent scholar in the field.  Explores the practice of creative writing, its place in the world, and its impact on individuals and communities  Considers the process of creative writing as an art form and as a mode of communication  Examines how new technology, notably the internet and cell phones, is changing the ways in which creative work is undertaken and produced  Addresses such topics as writing as a cultural production, the education of a creative writer, the changing nature of communication, and different attitudes to empowerment  "--

"Addresses such topics as writing as a cultural production, the education of a creative writer, the changing nature of communication"--