Author : Erin M. Pushman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350119423
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)
Book Synopsis How to Read Like a Writer by : Erin M. Pushman
Download or read book How to Read Like a Writer written by Erin M. Pushman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-12-16 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Reliably insightful.” – Publishers Weekly The first step to becoming a successful writer is to become a successful reader. Helping you develop your critical skills How to Read Like a Writer is an accessible and effective step-by-step guide to how careful reading can help you improve your craft as a creative writer, whatever genre you are writing in. Across 10 lessons – each pairing published readings with practical critical and creative exercises – this book helps writers master such key elements of their craft as: · Genre – from fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry to hybrid genres such as graphic narratives and online forms · Plot, conflict, theme and image · Developing characters – physical descriptions, psychological depths and actions · Narrators and points of view – 1st, 2nd and 3rd person narratives · Scenes and settings – time, space and place · Structure and form – length, organization and media · Language, subtext and style