So You Want to be a Writer?: A Guide to Style in English for Those Who Write: 2016

Name: So You Want to be a Writer?: A Guide to Style in English for Those Who Write: 2016
Brand: Packard Publishing Ltd
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Creative writing is studied in schools and colleges, and practised by many people in their spare time. This informal book will assist those writers who wish to improve their talent and to achieve success. It encourages them to become aware of good style in the work of past and present authors and to recognize jargon and sloppy writing in every-day life, and good letter writing. Extracts from distinctive writers such as William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Anton Chekhov, J.B. Priestley, George Orwell, Dylan Thomas, Ted Hughes, Margaret Atwood and many others are included. See more

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Format: Paperback
Weight: 255g
Dimensions: 148 x 210mm
Publication Date: 18 Jan 2016
Publisher: Packard Publishing Ltd
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781853411519

About

Raymond (Ray) James Sparkes taught English and Drama for twenty-nine years in Warwickshire and Hampshire schools. He reviewed poetry for The Teacher and wrote regularly for the Eat Hampshire Post. He ran a bookshop in Petersfield for several years after retiring from teaching but later devoted his time to writing.Christopher (Chris) James Sparkes Ray's son was educated at University College Chichester (now University) and graduated in English with Related Arts and then a Master's Degree in Creative Writing. After some years' of lecturing in Higher and Further Education he is now a self-employed tutor and runs writing groups in Petersfield and Alton. He is a widely published poet and recently published a translation of the New Testament.