Creative Writing : A Beginner's Manual

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Cover Creative Writing Copyright Contents Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction: How to Use the Manual Credits What is Creative Writing? Defining Creativity Measuring Creativity Inspiration and Agency Creativity and Resistance Art and Propaganda Creativity and Madness What is Creative Writing? Imagination and Writing Restrictions of an Open Field Can Creative Writing be Taught? The Importance of Reading Summary References Websites The Art and Craft of Writing Tropes and Figures Style and Register Formal and Informal Usage Varieties of English Language and Gender Disordered Language Playing with Words Grammar and Word Order Tense and Time Grammatical Differences Summary References Modes of Creative Writing Writing to Communicate: The Writer and the Reader Section I: Poetry Writing Poetry Definitions of Poetry: What is a Poem? The Four Functions of Language What to Write About and How to Start Poetry and Prose Shape, Form and Technique Rhyme and Reason Fixed Forms and Free Verse Dominant Modes of Poetry—Lyrical, Narrative and Dramatic Voices in the Poem Some Indian English Poets and their Works A Conversation with a Creative Writer Writing Verse for Children The Problem with Writing Poetry Getting Down to Writing Poetry Workshop 1: Practice Workshop 2: Share and Learn Workshop 3: Create Section II: Fiction Fiction Non-Fiction Fiction and the 20th Century The Importance of History Literary and Popular Fiction The Short Story and the Novel Sweet Rice Character Plot Point of View (Modes of Narration) Setting (Milieu) A Conversation with a Creative Writer Writing Fiction for Children What is Children’s Literature The Sword of Dara Shukoh A Conversation with a Creative Writer Create a Person Workshop 4 Workshop 5 Tutorial Format Workshop 6 Workshop 7 (Optional) Section III: Drama What is Drama? The Concept and Characteristics of Drama The Plot in Drama or Dramatic Structure Characterization in Drama Verbal and Non-Verbal Elements in Drama A Brief Overview of English Language Theatre in India* Some Different Styles of Contemporary Theatre in Indian English Some Well-known Practising Indian English Playwrights and a Few of their Plays Conversation with a Creative Writer Writing Film Scripts Writing a Screenplay The World of Children Through Film and Theatre Scripting for Children’s Theatre Developing as a Playwright and Evaluating Your Script Workshop 8 Workshop 9 Workshop 10 References Websites Writing for the Media Introduction The Print Media The Broadcast Media The New Media Advertising References Preparing forPublication Revising and Rewriting Proof Reading Editing Submitting Your Manuscript for Publication Summary References Index About the Authors