• ISBN13: 9781137532527
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Creative Writing, Fiction
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publisher Imprint: Palgr Mac
• Publication Date: May 12, 2016
• Pages: 200
• Original Price: 23.99 GBP
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 250 grams

About the Book Drawing on years of experience of writing, teaching and publishing, this book offers essential tools for writers interested in honing their craft. Whether you're a poet, non-fiction writer, novelist, journalist, student or simply a lover of words, it will take you on an exciting and challenging journey to becoming a sophisticated writer. <p/>As in the learning of any true craft or art, first the focus is on specific skills, then on consolidating those skills, which by the end will be innate. Through a variety of exercises and freewriting prompts, Playing with Words will help you develop your writing, trying out new styles and approaches along the way. Use this book in a class, in a group, or alone in a writer's attic.