Writing a First Novel

Reflections on the Journey

AvKaren Stevens

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

In this inspiring collection of essays, a range of award-winning, established and newly published writers offer highly personal accounts of their creative processes. Authors reveal the anxieties, considerations and discoveries that shaped their own first novels, arming new writers with practical advice, focus and inspiration. The book's final section presents the perspectives of an agent, a publisher and an author on the business of publishing a first novel. Writing a First Novel offers an illuminating read for both aspiring and seasoned writers. It contains contributions by: - Hanif Kureishi - Valerie Martin - Johanna Skibsrud - David Vann - Maile Chapman - Edward Hogan - Kishwar Desai - Wena Poon - Alison MacLeod - Andrew Cowan - Jane Rusbridge - Isabel Ashdown - Helon Habila - David Swann - Soumya Bhattacharya - Jane Feaver - Hannah Westland - Helen Garnons-Williams - Lionel Shriver

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-01-27
Mått:154 x 234 x 12 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Red Globe Press
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780230290822

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KAREN STEVENS is Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Chichester, UK.

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'This book is an excellent addition to any discussion on novel writing. Specifically directed toward those working on their first novels, it promises to be an invaluable resource both to new novelists and to their instructors.' - Katharine Coles, The University of Utah, USA

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsList of ContributorsIntroduction; Karen StevensPART I: INSPIRATION AND THE NOVELSomething Given: Reflections on Writing; Hanif KureishiLook Back in Angst; Valerie MartinIlluminating the Shadows: the Space Between Fact and Fiction; Johanna SkibsrudGenesis; David VannPART II: RESEARCH AND THE NOVELTreasure, Trash, and Planned Obsolescence; Maile Chapman Writing Home; Edward HoganWalking the Tightrope; Kishwar DesaiThe Reluctant Aficionado; Wena PoonPART III: VOICE AND THE NOVELHearing Voices; Alison MacLeod'This Won't Do': Pig and the Temptation of Silence; Andrew CowanKnots and Narrative; Jane Rusbridge'Voice' and the Inescapable Complexity of Experience; Isabel AshdownPART IV: FORM AND THE NOVELGiving Shape to One's Universe; Helon HabilaAnother Fine Mess; David SwannMan of Letters; Soumya BhattacharyaBelief; Jane FeaverPART V: THE BUSINESS OF PUBLISHINGAn Agent's Perspective; Hannah WestlandThe Role of the Editor; Helen Garnons-WilliamsBaby, You've Got it; Lionel ShriverIndex.