In this dynamic exploration of the discipline of creative writing, Graeme Harper departs from the established `how-to' model in a personal manifesto which analyses why human beings are, and have long been, passionate about writing.

In this dynamic exploration of the discipline of creative writing, Graeme Harper departs from the established 'how-to' model in a personal manifesto which analyses why human beings are, and have long been, passionate about writing.

This is a book about discovering how you do creative writing. How you begin, how you structure, how your writing process works, how a work embodies movement and change, what influences you, and, ultimately, how you end. The book is aimed at both students of creative writing and anyone wishing to begin, continue, or improve their writing.

This is a book about discovering how you do creative writing. How you begin, how you structure, how your writing process works, how a work embodies movement and change, what influences you, and, ultimately, how you end. The book is aimed at both students of creative writing and anyone wishing to begin, continue, or improve their writing.

This stimulating edited collection focuses on the practice of revision across all creative writing genres, providing a guide to the modes and methods of drafting, revising and editing.