While the concept of the fictional character has been widely discussed at interdisciplinary level, a foundational theory of character creation is yet to follow.
Thinking Creative Writing explores the many ways in which creative writing can be critically considered, and understood, as well as the teaching and learning of creative writing.
Thinking Creative Writing explores the many ways in which creative writing can be critically considered, and understood, as well as the teaching and learning of creative writing.
A revolutionary approach to writing inspired by ancient Eastern wisdom, from the bestselling author of Wabi SabiJoin author and Japanologist Beth Kempton on a sacred journey to uncover the secrets of fearless writing which have lain buried in Eastern philosophy for two thousand years.
The PEN Award-winning author ';proffers advice for journal keepers who want to develop material for later books or who simply enjoy logging life's events' (Publishers Weekly) Leaving A Traceis a practical guide to keeping a journal successfully and transforming it into future projects.
Helpful instruction and plenty of practice for your child to master the basics of writingUnderstanding writing is essential for your child to write with competence and clarity.
Helpful instruction and plenty of practice for your child to understand the basics of writingUnderstanding writing is essential for your child to write with competence and clarity.
A comprehensive study of an award-winning playwright known for unconventional blending of genresJohn Guare, one of the most innovative and influential contemporary American playwrights of the last sixty years, is best known for such works as House of Blue Leaves, winner of an Obie Award, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play, and four Tony Awards, and Six Degrees of Separation, recipient of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play and the Olivier Best Play Award and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama.
A photographer's intimate view of writers' personal and creative journeysIn 1989 Susan Johann was hired to photograph Christopher Durang for a magazine article about his play Naomi in Her Living Room.
'After a number of years teaching writing courses and appearing at writers' conferences, I began to see that creating a process book utilising one of my novels as an example of each step of my process might prove useful to people who are interested in novel writing or in how this individual writer approaches the complicated task of putting together a British crime novel.
Using clear, readable prose, conceptual artist and poet Kenneth Goldsmith's manifesto shows how our time on the internet is not really wasted but is quite productive and creative as he puts the experience in its proper theoretical and philosophical context.
The Science of Writing Characters is a comprehensive handbook to help writers create compelling and psychologically-credible characters that come to life on the page.
The Science of Writing Characters is a comprehensive handbook to help writers create compelling and psychologically-credible characters that come to life on the page.
Afterlives of Abandoned Work considers the relevance of unfinished projects to literary history and criticism, looking beyond famous posthumous work to investigate the abandoned everyday, from scrapped plans and rejected ideas to half-written novels or unfinished artistic works.
An acute and deeply insightful book of essays exploring poetic form and the role of instinct and imagination within formfrom former poet laureate, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning author Robert Hass.
Among the most celebrated plays of ancient Athens, Oedipus at Kolonos is one of seven surviving dramas by the great Greek playwright, Sophocles, now available from Harper Perennial in a vivid and dynamic new translation by award-winning poet Robert Bagg.
Among the most celebrated plays of ancient Athens, Women of Trakhis is one of seven surviving dramas by the great Greek playwright, Sophocles, now available from Harper Perennial in a vivid and dynamic new translation by award-winning poet Robert Bagg.
