Full Description
This revised, updated and expanded new edition of The Road to Somewhere will help you to acquire the craft and disciplines needed to develop as a writer in today's world. It is ideal for anyone - student writers, writing teachers and seasoned authors - seeking practical guidance, new ideas and creative inspiration. The Road to Somewhere: A Creative Writing Companion, second edition offers:- new chapters on writing for digital media, flash fiction, memoir, style and taking your writing out into the world- updated chapters on fiction, scripts, poetry, and experimental forms- an examination of creative processes and advice on how to read as a writer - many practical exercises and useable course materials- extensive references and suggestions for further reading- information on how to get work published or produced, in real and virtual worlds- tips on how to set up and run writing workshops and groups - a complete Agony Aunt section to help with blocks and barriers - guidance on the more technical aspects of writing such as layout and grammar.And, to lighten your writing journey a little, we've tried to make this second edition even wittier and smarter than the first. So whether you see yourself as a published professional or a dedicated dabbler, this is the book to take along for the ride.
Contents
Acknowledgements.- Notes on Contributors.- Introduction; Heather Leach.- PART I: GETTING GOING 1. Becoming a Writer; Heather Leach.- 2. Creativity; Heather Leach.- 3. Journals & Notebooks; Robert Graham.- 4. The Necessity of Mess; John Singleton.- 5. Visions and Dreams; Julie Armstrong.- 6. A Writer's Territory; Julie Armstrong.- 7. Reading As A Writer; Heather Leach.- 8. Writing Together: Groups and Workshops; Heather Leach.- 9. Reflection: Looking Your Words in the Face; Robert Graham and Heather Leach.- 10. Revision: Cut It Out, Put It In; Robert Graham.- PART II: ON THE ROAD 11. Layout for Fiction & Memoir; Robert Graham.- 12. Characterisation; Robert Graham.- 13. Point of View; Robert Graham.- 14. Dialogue; John Singleton.- 15. Setting; Helen Newall.- 16. Plot: Your Vehicle; Robert Graham.- 17. Immediacy: It's Showtime; Robert Graham.- 18. Style; Robert Graham.- 19. Memoir; Robert Graham.- 20. Flash Fiction; David Gaffney.- 21. Scriptwriting for Nervous Beginners; Helen Newall.- 22. Poetry; Robert Sheppard and Scott Thurston.- 23. Poetry for People Who Don't Like Poetry; Heather Leach.- 24. Digital Writing; Heather Leach and Helen Newall.- PART III: GOING WHERE? 25. Writing As Self-Invention; Julie Armstrong.- 26. Taking Your Writing Out Into The World; Robert Graham.- 27. Getting Published; John Singleton.- 28. How Not Being Published Can Change Your Life; Heather Leach.- PART IV: HELP 29. Paragraphing and Punctuation; Robert Graham.- Agony Aunt.- PART V: GOING FURTHER Writer's Bookshelf.- Writers' and Readers' Festivals.- Notes.- Index.
