Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started 7
Chapter 1: You and Your Writing 9
Chapter 2: Getting into the Write Mind 27
Chapter 3: Finding Material to Work With 43
Part II: Introducing the Elements of Creative Writing 55
Chapter 4: Creating Characters 57
Chapter 5: Discovering Dialogue 71
Chapter 6: Choosing a Narrator 83
Chapter 7: Describing Your World 97
Chapter 8: Plotting Your Way 109
Chapter 9: Creating a Structure 127
Chapter 10: Rewriting and Editing 141
Part III: Writing Fiction 153
Chapter 11: When Less is More: Crafting Short Stories 155
Chapter 12: Writing the Novel 169
Chapter 13: Once Upon a Time: Writing for Children 183
Chapter 14: Penning Plays 195
Chapter 15: Writing Screenplays 207
Chapter 16: Rhymes and Reasons: Writing Poetry 219
Part IV: Exploring Non-Fiction 231
Chapter 17: Breaking into Journalism 233
Chapter 18: Writing from Life 245
Chapter 19: Crafting Narrative Non-Fiction 263
Chapter 20: Travel Writing: Tales for Armchair Explorers 273
Chapter 21: All About Blogging 281
Part V: Finding an Audience 289
Chapter 22: Finding Professionals to Publish Your Book 291
Chapter 23: Becoming a Professional 311
Part VI: The Part of Tens 325
Chapter 24: Ten Top Tips for Writers 327
Chapter 25: Ten Ways to Get Noticed 333
Chapter 26: Ten Pieces of Writing to Inspire You 339
Index 347
Maggie Hamand is a novelist, non-fiction author and journalist. In 1998, Maggie founded the hugely successful Complete Creative Writing Course at the Groucho Club in London, and has been teaching there since: her students have included many published authors. She is the author of two novels, The Resurrection of the Body and The Rocket Man.
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