Have you ever wanted to write a novel or short story but didn't know where to start? If so, this is the book for you. It's the book for anyone, in fact, who wants to write to their full potential. Practical and jargon-free, rejecting prescriptive templates and formulae, it's a storehouse of ideas and advice on a range of relevant subjects, from boosting self-motivation and confidence to approaching agents and publishers. Drawing on the authors' extensive experience as successful writers and inspiring teachers, it will guide you through such essentials as the interplay of memory and imagination; plotting your story; the creation of convincing characters; the uses of description; the pleasures and pitfalls of research; and the editing process. The book's primary aim is simple: to help its readers to become better writers.
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Weight: 440g
Dimensions: 154 x 228mm
Publication Date: 17 Mar 2022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781009073738
About Jem PosterSarah Burton
Sarah Burton's publications include two biographies Impostors: Six Kinds of Liar (Penguin 2000) and A Double Life: a Biography of Charles and Mary Lamb (Penguin 2003 shortlisted for the Mind Book of the Year award); a children's book The Miracle in Bethlehem: A Storyteller's Tale (2008); and a page-to-stage guide How to Put on a Community Play (2011). Her novel The Strange Adventures of H (Legend Press 2020) was shortlisted for the 2021 Historical Fiction Writers' debut fiction award. With Jem Poster she co-founded Cambridge University's master's programme in creative writing and is co-author of The Book You Need to Read to Write the Book You Want to Write (Cambridge University Press 2022). Together Sarah and Jem run a mentoring service for writers Between the Lines. Jem Poster is the author of two novels Courting Shadows (Sceptre 2002) and Rifling Paradise (Sceptre 2006) as well as a collection of poetry Brought to Light (Bloodaxe 2001). He edited volume III of the six-volume Oxford University Press Edward Thomas: Prose Writings (2018). With Sarah Burton he co-founded Cambridge University's master's programme in creative writing and is co-author of The Book You Need to Read to Write the Book You Want to Write (Cambridge University Press 2022). Together Jem and Sarah run a mentoring service for writers Between the Lines.