{"product_id":"how-to-read-like-a-writer-9781350119413","title":"How to Read Like a Writer","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReliably insightful.  \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe first step to becoming a successful writer is to become a successful reader. Helping you develop your critical skills \u003ci\u003eHow to Read Like a Writer \u003c\/i\u003eis 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 sty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReliably insightful. Those looking to get the most out of their reading experience and get the pen moving should give this a look. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eThis 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Writers Read \u003cb\u003eLesson 1: Genre\u003c\/b\u003e i. Fiction ii. Creative Nonfiction iii. Poetry \u003cb\u003eLesson 2: Hybrids and Multigenre Work\u003c\/b\u003e i. Graphic Narrative ii. Photo Essay iii. Prose Poems and Other Hybrids iv. Emerging Hybrids and Other Multigenre Work \u003cb\u003eLesson 3: Form\u003c\/b\u003e i. One Size Does Not Fit All ii. Long, Short and Shorter iii. In Print, Online and Social Medias \u003cb\u003eLesson 4: Plot, Conflict and Theme\/Image\u003c\/b\u003e i. What Drives a Story, Poem or Essay? ii. Central Theme\/Image iii. Plot and Narrative Arc iv. Conflict \u003cb\u003eLesson 5: Structure\u003c\/b\u003e i. Overall Structure ii. Nontraditional Structures iii. Whitespace and Other Structural Markers \u003cb\u003eLesson 6: Character Development\u003c\/b\u003e i. Discovering Depth and Nuance ii. When the Narrator is Also a Character \u003cb\u003eLesson 7: Point of View\u003c\/b\u003e i. Narrator, Speaker ii. First, Second, and Third iii. Omniscience and Limits iv. Distance and Closeness v. When the Narrator is also the Writer (Nonfiction) \u003cb\u003eLesson 8: Setting\u003c\/b\u003e i. Place, Space, and Time ii. Introducing Setting iii. Physical Details \u003cb\u003eLesson 9: Reading to Discover Scene\u003c\/b\u003e i. When Writers Use Scene ii. Short, Long, and In-Between iii. Recognizing Well-Rendered Scenes \u003cb\u003eLesson 10: Language\u003c\/b\u003e i. Developing a Literary Ear ii. Resonance iii. Sensory Language iv. Style v. Voice and Tone \u003cb\u003eThe End\u003c\/b\u003e i. Making Connections ii. Each Aspect of Writing Influences the Others iii. Continuing Down Your Path as a Reading Writer Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019629166935,"sku":"9781350119413","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350119413.jpg?v=1750780834","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/how-to-read-like-a-writer-9781350119413","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}