Imaginative Writing - 4th Edition by Janet Burroway (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>KEY BENEFIT</b> Written by bestselling author Janet Burroway, <i> Imaginative Writing</i>--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. </p> </p> <b>KEY TOPICS: </b>Each of the first five chapters investigates a specific element of craft-Image, Voice, Character, Setting, and Story-from 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. <b> </b>The last four chapters examine individual genres: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. </p> </p> <b>MARKET: </b>Aspiring creative writers -- of creative nonfiction, poetry, fiction, or drama. </p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>JANET BURROWAY </b>is the author of plays, poetry, essays, children's books, and eight novels including <i>The Buzzards</i>, <i>Raw Silk </i>(runner up for the National Book Award), <i>Opening Nights</i>, <i>Cutting Stone</i>, and <i>Bridge of Sand</i>. Her other publications include a collection of personal essays, <i>Embalming Mom</i>, in addition to a volume of poetry, <i>Material Goods</i>, and three children's books in verse, <i>The Truck on the Track</i>, <i>The Giant Jam Sandwich</i>, and <i>The Perfect Pig</i>. Her plays <i>Medea with Child </i>(The Reva Shiner Award), <i>Sweepstakes</i>, <i>Division of Property </i>(Arts & Letters Award), and <i>Parts of Speech </i>have received readings and productions in New York, London, San Francisco, Hollywood, Chicago, and various regional theaters. Her textbook <i>Writing Fiction</i>, now in its ninth edition, is the most widely used creative writing text in the United States. Her most recent books are a memoir, <i>Losing Tim</i>, and a collection of essays she has edited, <i>A Story Larger Than My Own: Women Writers Look Back on Their Lives and Careers</i>. 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.</p>
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