Creative Writing & Creative Writing Guides

What makes reading a poem unlike reading anything else? While there are as many ways to read a poem as there are types of poetry, every poem demand...

Confident with the basics of your craft? Looking to take your writing to the next level? Advanced Fiction gives you the tools to hone your skills b...

Conscious Writing is an original approach to deep creative awakening that leads you to discover your true self and express your true voice - on the...

This book demystifies the writing process, empowering you to write your own novel or short story. Acclaimed author Ross Raisin explains expert t...

In a world awash in screenwriting books, The Science of Screenwriting provides an alternative approach that will help the aspiring screenwriter nav...

At a time when people must work harder than ever to stand out from the crowd, the word creativity can seem vague and overused. But what exactly is ...

Bringing together cultural analysis and textual readings on critically-acclaimed bestseller and winner of the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction...

Learn how to use and leverage AI as a writer, editor, literary agent, or publisher. AI Ink: Writing, Publishing, and Misinformation at the Dawn of ...

This book looks at aspects of L2 research that influence error correction, finding that second language acquisition takes time and that second lang...

In this book, prizewinning novelist and popular creative writing instructor Douglas Bauer (The Book of Famous Iowans) shares the secrets of his tra...

The Syntax of Sports is that course you wish you took in college—even if you aren’t a sports fan. It’s interesting. It’s practical. It’s inspiring....

What can we learn from baseball great Ted Williams about how to improve our writing? What can we learn we from the iconic ESPN show SportsCenter ab...

Novel writing is a popular hobby and this book will provide the would-be and starter novelist with all the tools needed to get started. This title ...

Drawing on qualitative research exploring the techniques of playwriting instructors, this book outlines signature pedagogies within playwriting ins...

Help the young student in your life prepare for first grade with this friendly, colourful activity book that introduces and reinforces basic skills...

A unique guide featuring tips for improving your professional writing through creative formats and techniques. Workplace writing doesn’t have to be...

Now in its fourth edition, Poetry: The Basics remains an engaging exploration of the exciting and diverse world of poetry. Jeffrey Wainwright’s acc...

A unique guide featuring tips for improving your professional writing through creative formats and techniques. Workplace writing doesn’t have to be...

Playwriting with Purpose: A Guide and Workbook for New Playwrights Second Edition provides a revised and greatly expanded holistic approach to play...

If you want to get your manuscript published, read this book.There's no secret handshake or golden key in these pages, but Imagine a Door offers a ...

Short-Form Creative Writing: A Writer’s Guide and Anthology is a complete introduction to the art and craft of extremely compressed works of imagin...

Playwriting with Purpose: A Guide and Workbook for New Playwrights Second Edition provides a revised and greatly expanded holistic approach to play...

Broadcast Writing (1991) looks at the tools necessary for writers to find and develop stories for radio and television. Through the use of numerous...

“A fascinating peek behind the making of a megahit, and a delightful bit of nostalgia for those of us who remember life before streaming TV.” —Town...

This authoritative, practical guide lays out everything you need to be a successful screenwriter for film and television. Written by one of the UK...

Who can be a writer? You can! Whether you want to write an epic narrative poem, say it all with a three-line haiku or get your friends laughing wit...

Although historical research undertaken in different disciplines often requires speculation and imagination, it remains relatively rare for scholar...

Record your inspiring and creative ideas in the lovely Twilight Mushroom Journal. This elegantly designed journal features: A whimsical mushroom co...

In this collection of essays woven with poems and folklore, Judith Ortiz Cofer tells the story of how she became a poet and writer and explores her...

Everyone has a story to tell. Fearless Confessions is a guidebook for people who want to take possession of their lives by putting their experience...

Griots in Africa were considered among the first spoken word poets and used this oral tradition to preserve their society’s cultural artifacts and ...

Long recognized as a master teacher at writing programs like VONA, the Loft, and the Stonecoast MFA, with A Stranger’s Journey, David Mura has writ...

Novel Ideas provides a substantial introduction to the elements of fiction followed by in-depth interviews with successful novelists who speak with...

Long recognized as a master teacher at writing programs like VONA, the Loft, and the Stonecoast MFA, with A Stranger’s Journey, David Mura has writ...

Malin Pereira’s collection of eight interviews with leading contemporary African American poets offers an in-depth look at the cultural and aesthet...