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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: - New sections and exercises for editing and revising across the genres and hybrid forms - A new chapter on intersectionality and writing alongside interviews with practitioners from a host of backgrounds and experiences - An updated and expanded chapter on writing for digital media that explores the role of AI - 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 the creative writing autodidact – the book helps build the new 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.

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The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing is quite possibly the most densely packed guide of its kind. With its depth, breadth and rigor, those who read it can feel confident that in studying its pages, and completing its many exercises, they will have taken the first step in a writer's education of the highest order, one that grounds itself in the literary tradition while at the same time, by examining issues such as intersectionality and AI, looking forward at the horizon. * Stephanie Vanderslice, University of Central Arkansas, USA * The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing by Tara Mokhtari is a work of creative instructional art. Many argue that Creative Writing can't really be taught, only faciliatetd, but the skills and challenges needed for being a creative writier in the 21st century are covered wonderfully in this book. The inclusion of classic themes like revision and new challenges like AI gives it breadth. The inclusion of exercises and interviews with practitioners reflecting on their practices gives it depth. A creative and very user friendly text for the Creative Writing Course or for anyone wanting to include more creative writing in the classroom. * Melissa Coss Aquino, Bronx Community College, CUNY, USA *

The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing is quite possibly the most densely packed guide of its kind. With its depth, breadth and rigor, those who read it can feel confident that in studying its pages, and completing its many exercises, they will have taken the first step in a writer's education of the highest order, one that grounds itself in the literary tradition while at the same time, by examining issues such as intersectionality and AI, looking forward at the horizon. * Stephanie Vanderslice, University of Central Arkansas, USA *

This book is quite possibly the most densely packed guide of its kind. With its depth, breadth and rigor, those who read it can feel confident that in studying its pages, and completing its many exercises, they will have taken the first step in a writer's education of the highest order, one that grounds itself in the literary tradition while at the same time, by examining issues such as intersectionality and AI, looking forward at the horizon. * Stephanie Vanderslice, University of Central Arkansas, USA * The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing is a work of creative instructional art. Many argue that creative writing can't really be taught, only facilitated, but the skills and challenges needed for being a creative writer in the 21st century are covered wonderfully in this book. The inclusion of classic themes like revision and new challenges like AI gives it breadth. The inclusion of exercises and interviews with practitioners reflecting on their practices gives it depth. A creative and very user-friendly text for the creative writing Course or for anyone wanting to include more creative writing in the classroom. * Melissa Coss Aquino, Bronx Community College, CUNY, USA *

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Tara Mokhtari is an Assistant Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at Bronx Community College, USA, and has taught creative writing, literature, and communications at universities in Australia and the United States since 2007, and is the author of Anxiety Soup (2013).

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