Writing Creatively

 

 

ISBN 978-0-9783475-3-6 First Edition trade paperback

 

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$21.00 (includes postage and packing to Canada and the US) ...... 156 pages

 

Written from the author's writing experiences and harvested from the notes she has made while tutoring, Celia addresses the issues that challenge new writers.
 
Many of these things are simple matters and can be easily corrected once recognized, but are things that could make the difference between being published or not.

 

 

Chapter Contents

  • About Writing in General
  • Confidence
  • Ideas
  • Bugs and Tools
  • Helpful Books
  • Writing Your Story     
  • What a Story Comprises
  • The Short Story and the Novel
  • Point of View and Tense
  • Character Development
  • Plots, Places, Theme and Type
  • First Drafts
  • Dialogue
  • Crafting Your Stories
  • Sentence Length, Flowery Language & Tricky Words
  • The Importance of Good Presentation
  • Story Killers
  • Developing Your Story
  • Having an Editor and Being Critiqued
  • Expressions—Including how to Write Thoughts
  • Capitalization, Compound Words and Numbers
  • Submitting to Publishers and Being Rejected
  • Ebooks and Epublishing
  • Self-publishing
  • Promotions and Marketing
  • Workshops and Courses
  • Writer's Block
  • Useful Books—Shopping List

If you are beginning to write and need help with any of the above, this book can help you.

 

Reviews

 

Writing Creatively by Celia Leaman is an easy book to read because of the enjoyable prose style sprinkled with delicious morsels of the author's good humour. The new writer will find compassion for his struggles within the pages, and do-able exercises that will help him hone his skills. Amber Harvey, author of Magda's Mayne Island Mystery

Writing Creatively is the perfect tool and inspirational guide not only for beginning writers but for established writers wishing to infuse their work with new life. Celia writes with great love and understanding of her craft and with an enthusiasm that is contagious. Her suggestions are on target and she has a way of making the complex, simple and palatable. This little gem should be every writer's companion. Dorothy Sander, author, North Carolina

Writing Creatively is a gentle blend of wisdom and humour. All writers will benefit from its pages. Leanne Dyck, knitwear designer and author, www.oknitting.com

 

 

 

 

 

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