Ways with Words: A BBC Guide to Creative Writing

ISBN-10: 0563371668
ISBN-13: 9780563371663
Series: Ways with Words
Pages: 38
Language: English
Published: 1995-11-09
Publisher: BBC Worldwide
Authors: Jennifer Bailey, Norma Clarke

Description

Intended for anyone who wants to write prose, poetry or drama, for pleasure or profit, this pack contains many practical exercises, supported by interviews with leading writers and extracts from their work. They include Keith Waterhouse, Sue Townsend, Harry Bowling, P.D. James, Meera Syal and Lynda Lee Potter, as well as creative-writing tutors, agents and publishers. Among the topics covered are getting started, the writing process, the writer at work, different kinds of writing, thinking about publication, and submitting a manuscript.