03529nam 2200661Ia 450 991081417280332120240313160654.01-283-19873-89956-717-86-X97866131987309956-717-98-39956-615-43-9(CKB)2560000000049526(EBL)1134924(OCoLC)830166632(SSID)ssj0000487955(PQKBManifestationID)11316473(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000487955(PQKBWorkID)10445824(PQKB)10857610(OCoLC)776204507(MdBmJHUP)muse22109(Au-PeEL)EBL1134924(CaPaEBR)ebr10344571(CaONFJC)MIL319873(PPN)198677359(FR-PaCSA)88825182(MiAaPQ)EBC1134924(EXLCZ)99256000000004952620090415d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrTo the budding creative writer a handbook /Roselyne M. Jua & Bate Besong1st ed.Mankon, Bamenda, Cameroon Langaa RPCIG20091 online resource (142 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9956-558-93-1 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Section One - Guidepost on the Art of Writing Poetry; Preface; Aims of Poetry; Some Obstacles to Writing Successful Poetry; Synopsis for the Aspiring Poet; Modern African Poets of Exceptional Eloquence; Denotation and Connotation as Aspects of Poetic Composition; Further Comments on Selected African Poets; On Writing your Own Poem: Stylistic and Thematic Considerations; Review; Section Two - Guidepost on the Art of Prose Fiction; Preface; Writing a Fictitious Prose Narrative: Guideposts; On the Short Story and NovelAspects of Fiction Perspective in Fiction; Point of View; Three Basic Approaches of Point of View; Preface to Aspects of Successful African Novels; Criteria for Evaluation; Fictional Plot Structure; Stock-Taking; Plot, Theme, and Character; Section Three - Guidepost to the Art of Playwriting; Preface; When you Write your Play; Declaration of Purpose; Questions on Artistic Vision; Further Notes on Democratic Style and Structure; Afterword; Suggestions for Further Reading; Selected Bibliography; Back coverTo the Budding Creative Writer: A Handbook is designed to help young writers come to grips with questions and problems relative to their creative efforts. The authors discuss a range of topics, providing guidelines on such issues as style, technique, point of view, characterization, poetic diction, figurative language, denotation and connotation, etc. They equally offer useful critical comments on some of the works of accomplished African writers whom they cite as models for beginning writers, fusing literary creativity with literary criticism. All along the co-authors stress the centrality,Creative writingAuthorshipCreative writing.Authorship.Jua Roselyne M1622336Besong Bate1681095MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814172803321To the budding creative writer4050294UNINA