An inspiring range of approaches to enrich your writing skills.Packed with stimulating writing exercises, numerous quotes and over 30extracts from literature across a wide variety of genres, the book canbe followed as a complete course or dipped into throughout. Accessiblywritten by three published writers and experienced teachers fromleading creative writing institutions, this is a rich sourcebook oftechniques containing:challenging writing exercises to expand the writer's technique and 'voice'innovative ways of developing fiction and poetry stylesin-depth introductions to stage, radio and film writinginsights into the way different genres interact and how to adapt stories for performanceadvice on layout and professional presentation of work"What is beguiling about the writing is the style - these are notacademic propositions: they are translations from experience andpractice" David Morley, Professor in Creative Writing, Warwick University