Andrew Cowan is Professor of Creative Writing and Director of the Creative Writing programme at UEA. His first novel, Pig, won the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, the Betty Trask Award, the Ruth Hadden Memorial Prize, the Author’s Club First Novel Award and a Scottish Council Book Award. With creative writing pieces (be they creative non-fiction, poetry, or short fiction), there are a few useful strategies to remember that can contribute to the success of any given piece: Every piece should be building toward a specific 'moment' Creative writing pieces become more focused and therefore stronger when the author learns.
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Paperback)
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Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within (Paperback)
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Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
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Zen in the Art of Writing (Paperback)
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The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers (Paperback)
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Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish (Paperback)
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The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
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Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Paperback)
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Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print (Paperback)
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The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers (Paperback)
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Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting (Hardcover)
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Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback)
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The Artist's Way (Paperback)
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Steering the Craft: Exercises and Discussions on Story Writing for the Lone Navigator or the Mutinous Crew (Paperback)
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Characters and Viewpoint (Elements of Fiction Writing)
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Back to Creative Writing School (Paperback)
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The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Kindle Edition)
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Gotham Writers' Workshop Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School (Paperback)
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Story Engineering: Character Development, Story Concept, Scene Construction (Paperback)
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Becoming a Writer (Paperback)
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The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles (Paperback)
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Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer (Hardcover)
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How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling (Hardcover)
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Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints (Paperback)
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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
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The Writing Life (Paperback)
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Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (Paperback)
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Hooked: Write Fiction That Grabs Readers at Page One & Never Lets Them Go (Paperback)
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Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (Paperback)
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Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success (Paperback)
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Writing the Breakout Novel (Paperback)
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
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2,000 to 10,000: How to Write Faster, Write Better, and Write More of What You Love (Kindle Edition)
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How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide (Paperback)
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No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days (Paperback)
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Scene & Structure (Elements of Fiction Writing)
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Stein on Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies (Paperback)
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The Writer's Guide to Character Traits: Includes Profiles of Human Behaviors and Personality Types (Paperback)
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How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy (Paperback)
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The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide To Staying Out of the Rejection Pile (Paperback)
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20 Master Plots: And How to Build Them (Paperback)
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Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly (Paperback)
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Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
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Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative (Paperback)
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Writing Fiction for Dummies (Paperback)
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What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers (Paperback)
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How to Write Dazzling Dialogue: The Fastest Way to Improve Any Manuscript (Kindle Edition)
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Revision & Self-Editing: Techniques for Transforming Your First Draft Into a Finished Novel (Paperback)
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The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within (Hardcover)
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