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Creative Writing For Dummies by Maggie Hamand EPUB



Unlock your creative potential and write something special.



Ever dream of writing a book, article, poem, or play that means something to you—and maybe to someone else as well? Do you have an idea you’re ready to get down on paper? In Creative Writing For Dummies, you’ll learn how to unleash your creative side and become a confident and productive writer.



Discover the essential elements of storytelling, including structure, characterization, setting, dialogue, and plot, as you navigate the countless ways you can express yourself with the written word. Explore the media and methods you can use to help find an audience—from traditional to self-publishing, social media, blogging, and more!



Creative Writing For Dummies also shows you how to:

Write in all sorts of different formats, including screenplays, scripts, creative nonfiction, poetry, short stories, novels, and beyond

Navigate the world of social media and learn how it can contribute to getting your work read by more people in more places

Understand the new, online nature of contemporary journalism and the proliferation of news and blogging sites



A can’t-miss roadmap to getting your first—or hundred-and-first—story, poem, or script committed to paper, Creative Writing For Dummies is an essential read for aspiring, amateur, and professional writers everywhere.





Table of contents



Part 1. Getting Started



1. You and Your Writing

2. Getting into the Write Mindset

3. Finding Material to Work With



Part 2. Introducing the Elements of Creative Writing



4. Creating Characters

5. Giving Characters a Voice with Dialogue

6. Choosing a Narrator

7. Describing Your World

8. Plotting Your Way

9. Setting Up a Solid Structure

10. From Drafting to Rewriting and Editing: Making Your Work Shine



Part 3. Writing Fiction



11. When Less is More: Crafting Short Stories

12. Writing the Novel

13. Once Upon a Time: Writing for Children

14. Penning Plays

15. Writing Screenplays

16. Rhymes and Reasons: Writing Poetry



Part 4. Exploring Nonfiction



17. Breaking into Journalism

18. Writing from Life: Giving a Voice to the Past

19. Crafting Narrative Nonfiction

20. Travel Writing: Tales for Armchair Explorers

21. All About Blogging



Part 5. Finding an Audience



22. Finding Professionals to Publish Your Book

23. Staying in Control with Self-Publishing

24. Becoming a Professional



Part 6. The Part of Tens



25. Ten Top Tips for Writers

26. Ten Ways to Get Noticed



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