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Doing Creative Writing
What is creative writing? How, and why, do you do it?
Creative writing is one of the fastest growing areas of study, essential
to disciplines such as English, drama, journalism and media. Aimed
at prospective students and those beginning creative writing courses,
Doing Creative Writing provides the ideal introduction to studying
creative writing at university.
This immensely readable book will:
• Equip students for study, summarising what to expect a creative
writing course to o
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• orientate the reader in the
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eld by explaining exactly what is ‘done’
er inspirational advice to help get started – and practical advice
about how to get the most out of the course as it progresses.
Doing Creative Writing draws on the input of students, and their views of
what they wish they had known before starting creative writing courses,
along with the experience of teachers and writers themselves. It also
contains a preface by Stephanie Vanderslice demonstrating the global
growth of the discipline and the relevance of this book. Steve May’s
refreshingly clear explanations and advice make this volume essential
reading for all those planning to ‘do creative writing’.
ction, drama, and poetry. Radio
credits include Facing the Mirror, Chess Wars and Arthur , all broadcast in
2004. His latest novel, One Chance , was also published in that year.
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Steve May is Head of Department, Creative Studies, at Bath Spa
University. He has won awards for
 
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First published 2007
by Routledge
2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by Routledge
270 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2007
“To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s
collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.”
© 2007 Steve May
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or
reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic,
mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter
invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any
information storage or retrieval system, without permission in
writing from the publishers.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
May, Steve, 1953–
Doing creative writing / Steve May.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. English language—Rhetoric—Problems, exercises etc.
2. Creative writing—Problems, exercises, etc. I. Title.
PE1408.M387 2007
808
.042071—dc22
2007028447
ISBN 0-203-93982-4 Master e-book ISBN
ISBN10: 0–415–40238–7 (hbk)
lSBN10: 0–415–40239–5 (pbk)
lSBN10: 0–203–93982–4 (ebk)
ISBN13: 978–0–415–40238–5 (hbk)
ISBN13: 978–0–415–40239–2 (pbk)
ISBN13: 978–0–203–93982–6 (ebk)
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