Creative Writing: A Practical Guide

by Julia Casterton

Creative Writing is an ideal book for anyone taking a course in creative writing or simply interested in developing their writing skills. Based on the author's own experience as a poet and a leader of writing workshops, the book is full of practical tips and ideas for improving writing skills, as well as examples from both published and unpublished work and advice on getting published. The new edition of this successful book includes three completely new chapters.

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction

168 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 3, 1986

Reviews

[Araminta Matthews · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really love how she took great care with the example texts in this book to ensure that women’s voices were represented. Awesome writing guide.

[Gemma · Rating 2 out of 5]

This contains a handful of useful tips to get started with your own creative writing however, seeing as it was published in the 1980's, some of the guidance feels dated reading it now. A lot of the examples used weren't engaging and I did not find the suggested exercises particularly useful either.

[Dorchi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I should have done my research before purchasing this book, it is (too) focused on poetry and while I agree it's important, I am not that way inclined. There are a few good sections on fiction, though!

[Alyce Hunt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gives a lot of basic advice, but backs up all of the statements with evidence from published writers. There's nothing revolutionary about this book, but it was still a worthwhile read.