Novel writing : a writers' and artists' companion / / Romesh Gunesekera and A.L. Kennedy |
Autore | Gunesekera Romesh |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
Disciplina | 808.3 |
Collana | Writers' and Artists' Companions |
Soggetto topico | Fiction - Authorship |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-78093-788-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Novel -- (a foreword) -- Preface -- Part 1 On novel writing -- Reflections -- What is a novel? -- The novel - what I wish I'd known before I started -- Creative worrying -- Message from Delphi -- A solitary vocation -- The joy of not writing -- Writing my first novel -- Reading first -- The advice -- Starting to write -- The plan -- Autobiography -- My lessons -- Elements -- Beginnings and preparation -- Who are you? -- Who is your reader? -- Environment -- Health -- Routine -- It's different for girls -- Character and plot -- Deep idea -- Support networks -- Setting, place and atmosphere -- Characters -- Moral and personal issues -- The chicken and the egg -- Generation of elements -- Point of view and perspective -- Voice, language and dialogue -- Voice -- Language and dialogue -- Endings -- Life lessons -- Senses -- Media -- Within any given month -- The poisoned chalice -- The public -- Stalking -- Interviews -- Other exposure and activities -- Other writers -- Saying no -- Part 2 Tips and tales - guest contributions -- Tips from Novelists -- Hanan al-Shaykh -- Bernardo Atxaga -- Tash Aw -- Joan Brady -- Amit Chaudhuri -- Stevie Davies -- Anita Desai -- Louise Doughty -- Anne Enright -- Jonathan Franzen -- Lynn Freed -- Alan Hollinghurst -- Doris Lessing -- Andrea Levy -- Tim Lott -- Glenn Patterson -- Tim Pears -- Philip Pullman -- Michèle Roberts -- Elif Shafak -- Evelyn Toynton -- Jeanette Winterson -- Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2013 -- Naomi Alderman -- Tahmima Anam -- Ned Beauman -- Jenni Fagan -- Adam Foulds -- Xiaolu Guo -- Joanna Kavenna -- Benjamin Markovits -- Kamila Shamsie -- Evie Wyld -- Part 3 Write on -- Distance -- Silence -- Early issues -- Planning -- The 'W' decisions -- Research -- Tools -- Routine, time and zone -- Finding your voice.
Writing tips -- Starting -- Keeping on -- Reaching the end -- Rewriting and editing -- Nuts and bolts -- Grammar -- Punctuation -- Tenses -- Point of view (POV) -- Layout -- Writing with others -- Courses and workshops -- Collaboration -- Mentors -- An agent's view -- A brave new world: Digital media -- An alphabetical list of questions for the digital age: Chris Meade interviewed by Romesh Gunesekera -- The seven ages of the novelist -- Resources -- by Romesh Gunesekera -- Books -- UK courses -- US courses -- On-line -- Workshop exercises -- Procrastination -- Travel toolkit -- References -- Basic kit -- 100 milestones of the modern novel -- End piece -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Authors and titles referred to by Romesh Gunesekera -- Authors and titles referred to by A. L. Kennedy -- Other writers referred to -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511655003321 |
Gunesekera Romesh | ||
London, England : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Novel writing : a writers' and artists' companion / / Romesh Gunesekera and A.L. Kennedy |
Autore | Gunesekera Romesh |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
Disciplina | 808.3 |
Collana | Writers' and Artists' Companions |
Soggetto topico | Fiction - Authorship |
ISBN | 1-78093-788-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Novel -- (a foreword) -- Preface -- Part 1 On novel writing -- Reflections -- What is a novel? -- The novel - what I wish I'd known before I started -- Creative worrying -- Message from Delphi -- A solitary vocation -- The joy of not writing -- Writing my first novel -- Reading first -- The advice -- Starting to write -- The plan -- Autobiography -- My lessons -- Elements -- Beginnings and preparation -- Who are you? -- Who is your reader? -- Environment -- Health -- Routine -- It's different for girls -- Character and plot -- Deep idea -- Support networks -- Setting, place and atmosphere -- Characters -- Moral and personal issues -- The chicken and the egg -- Generation of elements -- Point of view and perspective -- Voice, language and dialogue -- Voice -- Language and dialogue -- Endings -- Life lessons -- Senses -- Media -- Within any given month -- The poisoned chalice -- The public -- Stalking -- Interviews -- Other exposure and activities -- Other writers -- Saying no -- Part 2 Tips and tales - guest contributions -- Tips from Novelists -- Hanan al-Shaykh -- Bernardo Atxaga -- Tash Aw -- Joan Brady -- Amit Chaudhuri -- Stevie Davies -- Anita Desai -- Louise Doughty -- Anne Enright -- Jonathan Franzen -- Lynn Freed -- Alan Hollinghurst -- Doris Lessing -- Andrea Levy -- Tim Lott -- Glenn Patterson -- Tim Pears -- Philip Pullman -- Michèle Roberts -- Elif Shafak -- Evelyn Toynton -- Jeanette Winterson -- Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2013 -- Naomi Alderman -- Tahmima Anam -- Ned Beauman -- Jenni Fagan -- Adam Foulds -- Xiaolu Guo -- Joanna Kavenna -- Benjamin Markovits -- Kamila Shamsie -- Evie Wyld -- Part 3 Write on -- Distance -- Silence -- Early issues -- Planning -- The 'W' decisions -- Research -- Tools -- Routine, time and zone -- Finding your voice.
Writing tips -- Starting -- Keeping on -- Reaching the end -- Rewriting and editing -- Nuts and bolts -- Grammar -- Punctuation -- Tenses -- Point of view (POV) -- Layout -- Writing with others -- Courses and workshops -- Collaboration -- Mentors -- An agent's view -- A brave new world: Digital media -- An alphabetical list of questions for the digital age: Chris Meade interviewed by Romesh Gunesekera -- The seven ages of the novelist -- Resources -- by Romesh Gunesekera -- Books -- UK courses -- US courses -- On-line -- Workshop exercises -- Procrastination -- Travel toolkit -- References -- Basic kit -- 100 milestones of the modern novel -- End piece -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Authors and titles referred to by Romesh Gunesekera -- Authors and titles referred to by A. L. Kennedy -- Other writers referred to -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795437603321 |
Gunesekera Romesh | ||
London, England : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Novel writing : a writers' and artists' companion / / Romesh Gunesekera and A.L. Kennedy |
Autore | Gunesekera Romesh |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
Disciplina | 808.3 |
Collana | Writers' and Artists' Companions |
Soggetto topico | Fiction - Authorship |
ISBN | 1-78093-788-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Novel -- (a foreword) -- Preface -- Part 1 On novel writing -- Reflections -- What is a novel? -- The novel - what I wish I'd known before I started -- Creative worrying -- Message from Delphi -- A solitary vocation -- The joy of not writing -- Writing my first novel -- Reading first -- The advice -- Starting to write -- The plan -- Autobiography -- My lessons -- Elements -- Beginnings and preparation -- Who are you? -- Who is your reader? -- Environment -- Health -- Routine -- It's different for girls -- Character and plot -- Deep idea -- Support networks -- Setting, place and atmosphere -- Characters -- Moral and personal issues -- The chicken and the egg -- Generation of elements -- Point of view and perspective -- Voice, language and dialogue -- Voice -- Language and dialogue -- Endings -- Life lessons -- Senses -- Media -- Within any given month -- The poisoned chalice -- The public -- Stalking -- Interviews -- Other exposure and activities -- Other writers -- Saying no -- Part 2 Tips and tales - guest contributions -- Tips from Novelists -- Hanan al-Shaykh -- Bernardo Atxaga -- Tash Aw -- Joan Brady -- Amit Chaudhuri -- Stevie Davies -- Anita Desai -- Louise Doughty -- Anne Enright -- Jonathan Franzen -- Lynn Freed -- Alan Hollinghurst -- Doris Lessing -- Andrea Levy -- Tim Lott -- Glenn Patterson -- Tim Pears -- Philip Pullman -- Michèle Roberts -- Elif Shafak -- Evelyn Toynton -- Jeanette Winterson -- Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2013 -- Naomi Alderman -- Tahmima Anam -- Ned Beauman -- Jenni Fagan -- Adam Foulds -- Xiaolu Guo -- Joanna Kavenna -- Benjamin Markovits -- Kamila Shamsie -- Evie Wyld -- Part 3 Write on -- Distance -- Silence -- Early issues -- Planning -- The 'W' decisions -- Research -- Tools -- Routine, time and zone -- Finding your voice.
Writing tips -- Starting -- Keeping on -- Reaching the end -- Rewriting and editing -- Nuts and bolts -- Grammar -- Punctuation -- Tenses -- Point of view (POV) -- Layout -- Writing with others -- Courses and workshops -- Collaboration -- Mentors -- An agent's view -- A brave new world: Digital media -- An alphabetical list of questions for the digital age: Chris Meade interviewed by Romesh Gunesekera -- The seven ages of the novelist -- Resources -- by Romesh Gunesekera -- Books -- UK courses -- US courses -- On-line -- Workshop exercises -- Procrastination -- Travel toolkit -- References -- Basic kit -- 100 milestones of the modern novel -- End piece -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Authors and titles referred to by Romesh Gunesekera -- Authors and titles referred to by A. L. Kennedy -- Other writers referred to -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821074203321 |
Gunesekera Romesh | ||
London, England : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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