Janet Burroway's bestselling Imaginative Writng: The Elements of Craft explores the craft of creative writing in four genres: Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Creative Nonfiction. A trade author as well as a professor of creative writing, Burroway brings her years of teaching and writing to this book. "Try-This" exercises appear throughout each chapter. Provocative and fun, these exercises help writers develop the specific writing skills discussed within the text. "Working toward a draft" exercises encourage writers to ...
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Janet Burroway's bestselling Imaginative Writng: The Elements of Craft explores the craft of creative writing in four genres: Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Creative Nonfiction. A trade author as well as a professor of creative writing, Burroway brings her years of teaching and writing to this book. "Try-This" exercises appear throughout each chapter. Provocative and fun, these exercises help writers develop the specific writing skills discussed within the text. "Working toward a draft" exercises encourage writers to develop their ideas into complete drafts. In response to reviewer requests, the preface "Invitation to the Writer" has been expanded into a full chapter. This new chapter introduces writers to important skills such as reading like a writer, journaling, and participating in the writer's workshop. This book offers lots of ideas and encouragement at a great price!
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Dr. Burroway illustrates what is necessary for good writing. A must for serious writers.
SarahT
Jun 11, 2010
Awesome and Inspirational Book
This book was required for my Creative Writing English class back in the day, and let me tell you it's awesome! Comes with so many inspirational thoughts and ideas. Highly recommended! :)
Rainandshine21
Feb 21, 2008
Are you a writer?
If you're a writer looking for some inspiration in creative fiction, non-fiction, or poetry, this book has useful tips and great story examples at the end of every chapter. The stories vary in style, so you have something to model your final product after in terms of strategy. Great book for creative writers.
