Description
Book SynopsisGraeme Harper is Professor of Creative Writing and Dean of The Honors College at Oakland University, Michigan, USA. He is Director of the Great Writing International Creative Writing Conference, Editor-in-Chief of New Writing: The International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing and series editor of Palgrave's Approaches to Writing series. He has been an examiner for Creative Writing BA, MA and PhD degrees at over 40 institutions across the world since 2001. He is author of The Companion to Creative Writing (Wiley Blackwell, 2013)and Inside Creative Writing (Palgrave, 2012) and co-author of Research Methods in Creative Writing (Palgrave, 2012), amongst many other titles.
Trade ReviewA very distinctive book that foregrounds the relationship between the writer and their writing. The chapters afford real attention to key components of the actual creative process, considering a number of the rewarding aspects of writing. * Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK *
The Desire to Write wisely answers an implicit question with firm advice and inspiring guidance. Both a philosophical inquiry and a practical resource, Graeme Harper’s book will serve well inside and outside the classroom. * Katharyn Howd Machan, Ithaca College, USA *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: So You Want to be a Creative Writer 1. Intention 2. Action 3. Emotion 4. Imagination 5. Pleasure Conclusion: Being a Creative Writer
