Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. Preface to Second Edition x
5. Introduction 1
6. Section One Writing: Theories and Contexts
7. 1 Theories of Creativity and Creative Writing Pedagogy 11
8. 2 The Evaluation of Creative Writing at MA Level (UK) 24
9. 3 The Creative Writing MFA 37
10. 4 Creative Writing and Critical Theory 42
11. 5 Literary Genres 54
12. 6 The Writer as Artist 65
13. 7 The Future of Creative Writing 78
14. Section Two The Craft of Writing
15. PROSE
16. 8 Reading, Writing and Teaching the Short Story 95
17. 9 Writing the Memoir 109
18. 10 Introduction to the Novel 116
19. 11 Crime Fiction 126
20. 12 Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy 134
21. 13 How Language Lives Us: Reading and Writing Historical Fiction 146
22. 14 Writing Humorous Fiction 154
23. 15 Writing for Children 162
24. 16 Writing for Teenagers 169
25. 17 The ‘Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Creative Nonfiction, But Were Too Naïve or Uninformed to Ask’ Workshop Simulation 176
26. POETRY
27. 18 Introduction to Poetry 183
28. 19 What is Form? 199
29. 20 New Poetries 211
30. 21 The Poet in the Theatre: Verse Drama 229
31. 22 The Sequence and the Long Poem 236
32. SCRIPTWRITING
33. 23 Introduction to Scriptwriting 251
34. 24 Writing for the Stage 263
35. 25 Writing for Radio 273
36. 26 Writing for Television 282
37. 27 Writing for Television – UK Differences 291
38. 28 Writing for Film 293
39. OTHER WRITING
40. 29 Song Lyrics and Poetry 305
41. 30 Flash Fiction 315
42. 31 Writing as Experimental Practice 324
43. 32 Creative–Critical Hybrids 331
44. 33 Writing as ‘Therapy’ 341
45. 34 Writing in the Community 349
46. 35 Writing for the Web 356
47. 36 The Role of the Critical Essay 361
48. 37 Translation 367
49. 38 Collaboration in the Theatre 374
50. 39 Creative Writing Doctorates 383
51. 40 How to Start a Literary Magazine 391
52. Section Three The Writer’s Life
53. 41 How to be a Writer 401
54. 42 How to Present Yourself as a Writer 407
55. 43 Meet Your Public: Creative Writing and Social Media 414
56. 44 Publishing Fiction 424
57. 45 American PoBiz 432
58. 46 Publishing Poetry in Britain 439
59. 47 The Literary Agent (Novel) 446
60. 48 The Film Agent 453
61. 49 The Literary Agent: Television, Radio and Theatre 460
62. 50 Copyright 470
63. 51 Self-Publishing and the Rise of the Indie Author 486
64. 52 Literary Life: Prizes, Anthologies, Festivals, Reviewing, Grants 494
65. 53 The Writer as Teacher 503
66. 54 Making a Living as a Writer 510
67. Glossary 518
68. Useful Websites 525
69. Contributors 527
70. Index 535