The Handbook of creative writing, 2nd edition.

The inspirational resource for tutors, students and other creative writing professionals, now in a new edition. 'An invaluable guide for anyone thinking of teaching creative writing, at any level... It's really nice to come across a book that's so thoughtfully organized, so thorough, entertaining and just plain useful'. Catherine Smith, The New Writer, on the first edition. 54 chapters cover the 3 central pillars of writing creatively: theories of creativity; the craft of writing; and creative writing as a business. With contributions from over 50 experts - poets, novelists, dramatists, publishers, editors, tutors, critics and scholars - from the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Australia, this is the essential guide to writing, and getting published, in the English-speaking world. New for this edition: Chapters: on 'indie publishing', 'social media', 'flash fiction', 'song lyrics and poetry', 'creative critical hybrids' & 'collaboration in the theatre' Revised chapters on Making a Living as a Writer, Theories of Creativity, and Writing for the Web Chapters updated to reflect changes in teaching, copyright & earning a living as a writer Updated Glossary of Terms