"Reliably insightful." - Publishers Weekly The first step to becoming a successful writer is to become a successful reader. Helping you develop your critical skills How to Read Like a Writer is an accessible and effective step-by-step guide to how careful reading can help you improve your craft as a creative writer, whatever genre you are writing in. Across 10 lessons - each pairing published readings with practical critical and creative exercises - this book helps writers master such key elements of their craft as: * Genre - from fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry to hybrid genres such as graphic narratives and online forms * Plot, conflict, theme and image * Developing characters - physical descriptions, psychological depths and actions * Narrators and points of view - 1st, 2nd and 3rd person narratives * Scenes and settings - time, space and place * Structure and form - length, organization and media * Language, subtext and style

Across 10 practical lessons - each combining a published reading with creative and critical exercises - this is an accessible step-by-step guide to how to read like a writer for inspiration and to improve your craft.

About the Author
Erin M. Pushman is Associate Professor of English and Director of the Writing Center at Limestone College, USA.

Reviews
Reliably insightful. Those looking to get the most out of their reading experience and get the pen moving should give this a look. * Publishers Weekly *
This is a very interesting, and useful, book. It covers a range of types of writing. ... a worthwhile investment. It's both analytical and readable: two words you don't often find in the same sentence! * Writers Know-How blog *



Book Information
ISBN 9781350119406
Author Dr Erin M. Pushman
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 380g