LEADER 03529nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910458236403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-19873-8 010 $a9956-717-86-X 010 $a9786613198730 010 $a9956-717-98-3 010 $a9956-615-43-9 035 $a(CKB)2560000000049526 035 $a(EBL)1134924 035 $a(OCoLC)830166632 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000487955 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11316473 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000487955 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10445824 035 $a(PQKB)10857610 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1134924 035 $a(OCoLC)776204507 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse22109 035 $a(PPN)198677359 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1134924 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10344571 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL319873 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000049526 100 $a20090415d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTo the budding creative writer$b[electronic resource] $ea handbook /$fRoselyne M. Jua & Bate Besong 210 $aMankon, Bamenda, Cameroon $cLangaa RPCIG$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (142 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a9956-558-93-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; 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 Novel 327 $aAspects 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 cover 330 $aTo 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, 606 $aCreative writing 606 $aAuthorship 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCreative writing. 615 0$aAuthorship. 700 $aJua$b Roselyne M$0893413 701 $aBesong$b Bate$0967018 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458236403321 996 $aTo the budding creative writer$92195190 997 $aUNINA