Get Started In Creative Writing: Teach Yourself

by Stephen May

Get Started in Creative Writing is an indispensible guide to unlocking your creativity, finding your voice and choosing a genre of writing that suits you best, whether fiction or non-fiction, short stories or novels, children's books or travel writing. It features guidelines for do's and don'ts along with suggestions for crafting a distinctive style.With tips from some of the best-known writers of fiction and non-fiction, you will receive loads of helpful advice to enable you get your own work published. NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. TEST YOURSELF Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Extra online articles at to give you a richer understanding of creative writing. FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBER Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts. TRY THIS Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

Genres: Nonfiction, Writing, Art, Reference

288 pages, CD-ROM

First published April 30, 2010

About the author

I am a writer, living in the North of England.

Reviews

[Rebecca Bradley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this book is exactly what it says it is in the blurb. It is a great book for writers new to creative writing. It is filled with easy to understand chapters and then workshops to get your creative juices flowing. It also covers the whole host of creative writing concepts from short stories, novels, screenplays and to blogging. Even if you are not at the beginning of your journey and are happily ploughing through a novel, this book may hold some great info about writing television screenplays and how to break into that area of work. A great book.

[Simon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A thorough and helpful book full of practical advice and inspirational exercises. I particularly liked Stephen May's exploration of contemporary genres such as life writing ("creative non-fiction") and blogging. However, technology continues to move on, so that his routine disregard for self-publishing feels out-of-date in view of the possibilities now opening up through e-books.

[Clare · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whether your a beginner or not this book is informative and written in plain english that anyone can understand. I'd love to be able to write and this book may help me on my way. The exercises in the book are helpful and are great practice. This new edition includes an expanded section on self- and digital publishing.

[Angela Vas · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good book on writing.
I like how positive it is while still being realistic and how it offers all the alternative methods of writing and getting published.
Also contains a few helpful tips and writing exercises.

[Richard Hill · Rating 3 out of 5]

A moderately helpful guide to gaining confidence and finding inspiration in your creative writing process. Each chapter included a workshop, exercises, key quotes, key ideas, and focal points.

[Girl_sheep · Rating 5 out of 5]

کتاب راهکارهای مناسبی رو برای کسی که می خواد نویسندگی رو یاد بگیره فراهم می کنه و روش هایی رو یاد می ده که که در شروع نویسندگی و ادامه کار نوشتن راهنما و کمک کنندست.
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[Margret · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's very helpful book with tips on how to begin writing. It keeps you inspire to write and it's easy to follow. I will used it as reference,

[Diane · Rating 4 out of 5]

I won this book as part of the Goodreads first-reads contest.

This book is well-thought out as well laid-out. It is easy to read with lots of interesting exercises to help out in all facets of writing. It has lots of great advice and tips for writers.

1st read: 2014
2nd read: September 5, 2015

[Bluecityladyy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Too general.

[Chuck Lane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great help,

[Penny Raspenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpfull enough.
I mean it is pretty difficult to give instructions on a subject like that, but it certainly highlighted the important technical musts in creative writing.

[Batsap · Rating 3 out of 5]

A useful introduction to creative writing. The book covers a broad range of writing such as poetry, script writing and, of course, novels. It is easy to follow and has some good writing exercises.

[Rohin Whitford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting read with a lot of useful references and exercises. Good for a kick up the butt to get you inspired and motivated.

[Wee Jiawei · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hopefully...

[Armin fatehi · Rating 4 out of 5]

کتابی خوب با تمریناتی عالی و واقعا ارزش وقت گذاشتن را دارد