A creative writing handbook - Derek Neale

An inspiring range of approaches to enrich your writing skills.Packed with stimulating writing exercises, numerous quotes and over 30extracts from literature across a wide variety of genres, the book canbe followed as a complete course or dipped into throughout. Accessiblywritten by three published writers and experienced teachers fromleading creative writing institutions, this is a rich sourcebook oftechniques containing:

• challenging writing exercises to expand the writer's technique and 'voice'
• innovative ways of developing fiction and poetry styles
• in-depth introductions to stage, radio and film writing
• insights into the way different genres interact and how to adapt stories for performance
• advice on layout and professional presentation of work

"What is beguiling about the writing is the style - these are notacademic propositions: they are translations from experience andpractice" David Morley, Professor in Creative Writing, Warwick University