Imaginative Writing

KEY BENEFIT Written by bestselling author Janet Burroway, Imaginative Writing--an introduction to creative writing--covers all four genres: creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and drama. The elements of craft common to all creative writing are discussed before delving into the individual genres.

KEY TOPICS: Each of the first five chapters investigates a specific element of craft-Image, Voice, Character, Setting, and Story a perspective that crosses all genres. Integrated readings from talented and renowned writers illustrate the chapter topics. Chapter 6 explores development and revision and serves as a bridge between the craft chapters and the genre chapters-Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. This unique organization allows writers to experiment with creative techniques shared by all genres before deciding which form best suits their imagination. The last four chapters examine individual genres: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, and Drama.

MARKET: Aspiring creative writers -- of creative nonfiction, poetry, fiction, or drama.

Author: Janet Burroway
Publisher: Pearson
Published: 10/23/2014
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780134053240

About the Author
JANET BURROWAY is the author of plays, poetry, essays, children's books, and eight novels including The Buzzards, Raw Silk (runner-up for the National Book Award), Opening Nights, Cutting Stone, and Bridge of Sand. Her other publications include a collection of personal essays, Embalming Mom, in addition to a volume of poetry, Material Goods, and three children's books in verse, The Truck on the Track, The Giant Jam Sandwich, and The Perfect Pig. Her plays Medea with Child (The Reva Shiner Award), Sweepstakes, Division of Property (Arts & Letters Award), and Parts of Speech have received readings and productions in New York, London, San Francisco, Hollywood, Chicago, and various regional theaters. Her textbook Writing Fiction, now in its ninth edition, is the most widely used creative writing text in the United States. Her most recent books are a memoir, Losing Tim, and a collection of essays she has edited, A Story Larger Than My Own: Women Writers Look Back on Their Lives and Careers. She is Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor Emerita at the Florida State University in Tallahassee and has most recently taught in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Northwestern University.

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