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Description
Covering all of the major genres of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, dramatic writing and writing for digital media, this 3rd edition of the book is a practical, complete, introductory manual for students of creative writing. The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing now features:
- an updated and expanded chapter on writing for digital media that explores the role of AI
- new exercises for editing and revising across the genres and hybrid forms
- and a new chapter on intersectionality and writing alongside interviews with practitioners from a host of backgrounds and experiences
- an updated and fully expanded glossary of key terms
Through a structured series of practical writing exercises – perfect for the classroom, the writer's workshop or as a starting point for a portfolio of work – the book builds the student writer from the first explorations of voice and the relationship between writing and knowledge, through to mastery of a wide range of genres and forms. With practical guidance on writing scholarly critiques of your own work, The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing is an essential guide for any introductory creative writing course and a practical companion for more advanced writers.
Table of Contents
On writing
On knowing
Tips on attacking the practical exercises
Chapter One: Writing and Knowledge
The Writers' Block Myth
Knowing
Your writer self
Emotion as material
Chapter Two: Writing the Self
Memoir and Autobiography
Reflective writing
Human Interest Features
Personal essays, and 'Why I Write'
Chapter Three: Poetics and Poetry Composition
Poetic movements: An abridged whirlwind history
Poetry as 'Language Distilled'
Sound devices
Poetry and orality
Form and meaning
Finding your poem
Chapter Four: Fiction Conventions
Fiction and creativity: The Anecdote, The Muse, and The Visionary
Ideas and themes
Narrative structure
Narrative structure toolbox
Plot and conflict
Characterization
Setting: Time, Place and Context
Finding your voice
Chapter Five: Screen Writing Techniques
The slug line
Action
Dialogue
Characterization
Theme and Narrative
Screenwriting technical toolbox
Chapter Six: Writing for Performance
One act plays
Monologue and Soliloquy
Spoken word
Chapter Seven: Writing for Digital Media
The dark side of digital content
Artificial intelligence
Video scripts for social media
Writing for video games
Writing for virtual reality
Web 2.0 and journalism as conversation
Online media toolbox
Personal publishing
Chapter Eight: Writing from the Margins
Writing, identity, and intersectionality
Interviews: Writers writing about writing
Finding your creative process
Chapter Nine: Critique and Exegesis
Critique
Referencing scholarly texts
Referencing creative texts
Analysing your creative work
Conclusions
Critique writing toolbox
Exegesis
Exegesis research methods
Identifying your exegetical thesis
Hermeneutics and close reading as primary research
Exegesis planning and structure
Linking creative and scholarly writing
Glossary of Terms
Works Cited
Index
Product details
| Published | Feb 21 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 272 |
| ISBN | 9781350467156 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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