Name: Everyday Creative Writing By Michael C. Smith
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Everyday Creative Writing Summary

Everyday Creative Writing by Michael C. Smith

This work leads students on an exploration of their everyday lives to find inspiration and ideas. Over forty invention exercises show students how to mine their creativity to find gold-creative writing gold-even in the murky bubbles of the kitchen sink. A variety of prewriting tools make it easy for students to dig in and get started, from freewriting and free association to puzzles and computer gaming. Invention exercises spark creativity by using experiences, behaviors, and objects that students are very familiar with, such as family, routines, work, travel, and romance. "Everyday Creative Writing" also shows students how to assess the quality of what they have written, and provides guidelines for submitting finished work for publication.

Provisions and Prospecting Tools Provisions Prospecting Tools What Form Should You Choose Around the House Why I Will Not Get Out of Bed Holding On and Letting Go Furniture Movers* Baggage At the Dinner Table Paper trails I have Been Eating Boredom* Home Contractors* Honey, I'm Home* The Evolution of Mini-Skills The Note Read, "There Are More Where These Came From" Quilting The Family Normal Photo Album Product Warnings Down the Street Getting Lost, Finding the Way Excuses, Excuses, Excuses* Caught Up in the News Neighborly and Unneighborly Neighbors Customs and the Customary Building Codes and Zones* "I Would Have Burned My Hair for that Waitress" Community Service The Road Not Taken The Briefcase Around the Water Cooler Checking out the Checkout Line Exit interview* Modern Romance Half Accountant, Half Bartender* In the Gold Mine The Elements Folk Remedies The Cliche's the Thing Crossing Relationship Boundaries What Things Say Changes in Preference Subtitles and Double talk Setting as Character* Citizen Oz* He Said, Winkingly* Character by Association "My Mother Was Like an Ornate Castle" Comparing Apples and Orangutans* As Restless as Pantyhose Implausible Causes and Unlikely Effects Assaying: How do You Know It's Gold? Does It Glitter: Freshness and Originality How to Sort Real Gold from Fool's Gold Some Final Thoughts From Nuggets to Artifacts: Finishing What You Started* When You Get Stuck Writing a Poem When You Get Stuck Writing a Story When You Get Stuck Writing a Creative Essay When You Get Stuck in general Gold Futures: Prospects for Publication* Finding a Home for Your Work How to Submit Work * New exercises or sections

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GOR008545324

ISBN 13

9780844203386

ISBN 10

0844203386

Title

Everyday Creative Writing by Michael C. Smith

Author

Michael C. Smith

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Year published

2000-01-01

Number of pages

220

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N/A

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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Everyday Creative Writing Michael C. Smith

Everyday Creative Writing by Michael C. Smith

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Everyday Creative Writing Summary

Everyday Creative Writing by Michael C. Smith

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