| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 120 pages) |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Section One Guidepost on the Art of Writing Poetry -- Preface -- Aims of Poetry -- Some Obstacles to Writing Successful Poetry -- Synopsis for the Aspiring Poet -- Modern African Poets of Exceptional Eloquence -- Denotation and Connotation as Aspects of Poetic Composition -- Further Comments on Selected African Poets -- On Writing your Own Poem: Stylistic and Thematic Considerations -- Review -- Section Two Guidepost on the Art of Prose Fiction -- Preface -- Writing a Fictious Prose Narrative: Guideposts -- On the Short Story and Novel -- Aspects of Fiction -- Perspective in Fiction -- Point of View -- Three Basic Approaches of Point of View -- Preface to Aspects of Successful African Novels -- Criteria for Evaluation -- Fictional Plot Structure -- Stock-Taking -- Plot, Theme, and Character -- Section Three Guidepost to the Art of Playwriting -- Preface -- When you Write your Play -- Declaration of Purpose -- Questions on Artistic Vision -- Further Notes on Democratic Style and Structure |
| Summary |
"Reading this handbook, practising writers will gain in confidence as they rationalize their craft, while beginning writers will learn a great deal, from the useful tips, to write better. The book contains, among other things, a beautiful foreword. Two enlightening essays on the responsibility of writer in society and an excellent one on the teachability of creative writing conclude the text. A rare category in African literature, this important handbook will be useful not only to writers but to both students and teachers of African literature."--Shadrach A. Ambanasom, Associate Professor of Literature, University of Yaounde I (ENS Bambili), Cameroon |
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"This is a significant contribution that will benefit young writers striving towards creativity, it will help them to begin understanding this sometimes elusive and equally challenging process. The authors have done a remarkable job appraising the works of select authors in different genres in an effort to buttress their goal of demystifying the creative process to young writers." Emmanuel Fru Doh, Century College, Minnesota, USA |
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To the Budding Creative Writer: A Handbook is designed to help young writers come to grips with questions and problems relative to their creative efforts. ̀The authors discuss a range of topics, providing guidelines on such issues as style, technique, point of view, characterization, poetic diction, figurative language, denotation and connotation, etc. They equally offer useful critical comments on some of the works of accomplished African writers whom they cite as models for beginning writers, fusing literary creativity with literary criticism. All along the co-authors stress the centrality, in imaginative writing, of both the ̀what' and the ̀how' or matter and manner, and how to combine both to good effect. --Book Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-120) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Creative writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Creative writing (Higher education) -- Africa, English-speaking -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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African literature (English) -- Study and teaching
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric.
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REFERENCE -- Writing Skills.
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African literature (English) -- Study and teaching
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Authorship
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Creative writing
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Creative writing (Higher education)
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Literatur
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English-speaking Africa
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Kamerun
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handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Besong, Bate
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| ISBN |
9789956717989 |
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9956717983 |
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