The Practice of Creative Writing is designed for all students in the introductory course, including those who may never take another writing class. Its message is, simply put: you can do this, and it's worthwhile to try. Heather Sellers, who writes in multiple genres herself, has developed an approach that focuses on the habits and strategies that produce good writing in any genre. These habits and strategies make it possible for students to focus, to generate lots of writing, and to get to the good stuff -- the powerful imagery and the stories they really want to tell. She makes creative writing fun by providing opportunities to be playful and to experiment at the same time she teaches students the importance of discipline and craft.

The Practice of Creative Writing: A Guide for Students

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Sellers, Heather

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Bedford/St.Martin's

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Runciman,Lex

Literary

Designed for all students in the introductory course, The Practice of Creative Writing has a simple message: you can do this, and it’s worthwhile to try. Heather Sellers, who writes in multiple genres herself, has developed an approach that focuses on the habits and strategies that produce good writing in any genre: Images; Energy; Tension; Pattern; Insight; and Revision. She teaches students how to focus, to generate lots of writing, and to get to the good stuff — the powerful imagery and the stories they really want to tell. She provides opportunities to be playful and to experiment at the same time she teaches students the importance of discipline and craft. This new edition gives students even more support and encouragement, with earlier attention to structure — because students struggle with this strategy — and with expanded coverage of revision and a wider range of genres they can use as generative tools.

The great giant ice cream cone was visible across Torch Lake. In the distance, Ice Cream Island sparkled, so new and shiny, so beautiful and pink. A dogs-at-sea adventure filled with turbulence, friendship, and plenty of ice cream! Spike and Cubby are the best of friends. They are also a working dog team: Cubby is a writer with no time for interruptions, and Spike's an illustrator with a knack for distracting. But when the distraction is the amazing Ice Cream Island-specializing in Spumoni Baloney Grande-what dog can resist? This playful adventure proves that friendship can weather more than a bit of rough-and-tumble, and especially that a little distraction (and a yummy treat) can lead to inspiration.

Spike and Cubby's Ice Cream Island Adventure

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Animals

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

Winner of the 2020 Blue Lynx Prize for Poetry\nIn The Present State of the Garden, both childhood and the natural world are elegized as the speaker works through layers of loss: the dissolution of a marriage and a world on the brink of ecological collapse. She attempts to patch together some kind of new Eden in these aftermaths and to make a home and family from the remnants―memories from girlhood, a stray aunt and a niece, and what's left of her small, once lush garden after the punishing storms of summer. The Present State of the Garden is a clear-eyed, open-hearted poetic memoir.

The Present State of the Garden

Poetry

Lynx House Press

Poetry. Heather Sellers was born in Orlando, FLorida, and received her Ph.D. from FLorida State University in 1992. Recipient of an NEA grant for fiction writing in 2001, she is also the author or Georgia Underwater, a collection of short stories, which won the Barnes and Noble Discover Award. Her first children's book, Spike and Cubby: Ice Cream Island Adventure! is forthcoming from Henry Holt. Sellers lives in Holland, Michigan, where she raises Pembroke Welsh Corgis. "Heather Sellers's poem take us back--where?--to the first taste of our whereness, the fresh instant click of yes, that, or no, absolutely not, it was this and this and this. Be careful. These poems can be wonderfully dangerous: jumpy, radiant"--Marianne Boruch.

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*indicates new selection (please add this on the page) Preface&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&emsp; Introduction &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; How The Practice of Creative Writing Works &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Asking Generative Questions&nbsp; &emsp; Part One FOUNDATIONS 1&nbsp; Finding Focus&emsp; The Mind''s Eye&emsp; Subject as Focus Developing Focus&emsp; Lack of Focus&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Neil Gaiman''s "8 Rules for Writing" Writing Projects&emsp; Readings&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Jarod Rosello, Robot Camp &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Writers on Writing (Jarod Rosello) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *John Brehm, The Poems I Have Not Written &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Writers on Writing (John Brehm) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Och Gonzalez, What I Do on My Terrace Is None of Your Business &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Writers on Writing (Och Gonzalez) &nbsp; 2&nbsp; Reading as a Writer&emsp; Tips for Reading as a Writer To Read Is To Travel Strategies for Close Reading Genres: An Overview Closely Reading Your Own Work Reading Work By Peers Reading to Write WRITING PROJECTS&emsp; READINGS&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Van Jordan, af*ter*glow &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sebastian Matthews, Buying Wine &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Lee Herrick, My California &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Writers on Writing (Lee Herrick) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Ira Sukrungruang, Chop Suey &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Nancy Stolham, I Found Your Voodoo Doll on the Dance Floor After Last Call &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vincent Scarpa, I Go Back to Berryman''s &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Writers on Writing (Vincent Scarpa) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;* Ted Chiang, The Great Silence &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Marco Ramirez, I am not Batman &nbsp; 3 Creating from Components&emsp; Core Components of Creative Writing Genre-Specific Components &nbsp; Components of Narrative: Memoir, Creative Nonfiction,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fiction &nbsp; Components of Poetry &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gwendolyn Brooks, We Real Cool&emsp; &nbsp; Components of Plays WRITING PROJECTS&emsp; COMPONENTS WORKSHOP&emsp; READINGS&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kim Addonizio, First Poem for You&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Terrance Hayes, Liner Notes for an Imaginary Playlist&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dylan Thomas, Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Brenda Miller, Swerve&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Writers on Writing (Brenda Miller) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Raymond Carver, Cathedral &emsp; &nbsp; Part Two STRATEGIES &nbsp; 4&nbsp; Images&emsp; The Principles of Images&emsp; Creating with Images&emsp; A Word on Ideas WRITING PROJECTS IMAGES WORKSHOP READINGS&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Ross Gay, Ode to Sleeping in My Clothes &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Natalie Diaz, My Brother at 3 a.m.&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dylan Landis, In My Father''s Study upon His Death&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Writers on Writing (Dylan Landis) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Thao Thai, Counting Bats &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mary Robison, Pretty Ice&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Akhil Sharma, Surrounded by Sleep&emsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5 Energy&emsp; The Principles of Energy&emsp; Manipulating Energy&emsp; TROUBLESHOOTING ENERGY WRITING PROJECTS&emsp; ENERGY WORKSHOP READINGS&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Betsy Sholl, Genealogy &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Brian Turner, What Every Soldier Should Know &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Jamila Osman, Fluency &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Beth Ann Fennelly, One Doesn''t Always Wish to Converse on Airplanes &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Beth Ann Fennelly, Small Talk at Evanston General &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Beth Ann Fennelly, Why I''m Switching Salons &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Beth Ann Fennelly, Two Phone Conversations &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Writers on Writing (Beth Ann Fennelly) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Brian Arundel, The Things I''ve Lost&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rick Moody, Boys &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Brenda Peynado, What We Lost &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Rebecca Roanhorse, Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience(tm)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Kristina Halvorson, Now We''re Really Getting Somewhere &nbsp; 6&nbsp; Tension&emsp; The Principles of Tension&emsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Maintaining Tension&emsp; Manipulating Tension&nbsp;&nbsp; &emsp; WRITING PROJECTS&emsp; TENSION WORKSHOP&emsp; READINGS&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Natalie Diaz, Abecedarian Requiring Further Examination of Anglikan Seraphym Subjugation of a Wild Indian Rezervation &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jenifer Hixson, Where There''s Smoke &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rod Kessler, How to Touch a Bleeding Dog &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Marisa Silver, What I Saw from Where I Stood&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jessica Shattuck, Bodies&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Peter Morris, Pancakes&emsp; &nbsp; 7 Pattern&emsp; Pattern by Ear&nbsp; &emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; E. E. Cummings, (Me up at does)&emsp; Pattern by Eye&nbsp; WRITING PROJECTS PATTERN WORKSHOP&emsp; READINGS&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gregory Orr, The River&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Randall Mann, Pantoum&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Edna St. Vincent Millay, What Lips My Lips Have Kissed, and Where, and Why &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Julie Azzam, How to Erase an Arab &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Writers on Writing (Julie Azzam) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Ken Liu, Paper Menagerie &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; 8&nbsp; Insight&emsp; Reading for Insight Principles of Insight&emsp; PRACTICING INSIGHT&emsp; Three Pitfalls WRITING PROJECTS INSIGHT WORKSHOP READINGS&emsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Julia Koets, Boys &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Writers on Writing (Julia Koets) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;* Pablo Neruda, Ode to My Suit &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Joy Harjo, She Had Some Horses (part one) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *Dana Spiotta, Control &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Brian Doyle, Two Hearts &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Michael Cunningham, White Angel&emsp; &nbsp; 9 Shape Principles of Shape Additional Techniques for Shaping Your Work Pitfalls Shaping a Story:&nbsp; A Writer at Work EDITING AND PROOFREADING WRITING PROJECTS&emsp; SHAPE WORKSHOP &nbsp; Part Three FORMS &nbsp; 10&nbsp; Finding Form&emsp; Forms: Recipes for Writers Creating a Portfolio of Forms Abecedarius&emsp; Anaphora&emsp; Braid&emsp; Comics and Graphic Narratives&nbsp; Flash&emsp; Ghazal&emsp; Journey&emsp; List&emsp; Monologue&emsp; Pantoum&emsp; Play/Screenplay&emsp; Sestina&emsp; Sonnet&emsp; Villanelle&emsp; &nbsp; Part Four THE WRITING LIFE&emsp; &nbsp; 11&nbsp; Reaching Readers Preparing to Publish Live Readings&emsp; Literary Magazines: Print and Digital Portfolios and Chapbooks QUESTIONS TO ASK: Writing an Artist''s Statement&nbsp; &nbsp; 12&nbsp; Writing Resources &emsp; Smart Searching Social Media&emsp; Resources&emsp; Instruction in Specific Genres&emsp;

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