The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing

Covering all of the major genres and now with a revised and expanded chapter on writing for digital media as well as an extended selection of exercises and guidance on cross-genre writing, the second edition of The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing is a complete introductory manual for students of creative writing. Through a structured series of practical writing exercises - perfect for the classroom, the writer's workshop or as a starting point for a portfolio of work - the book builds the student writer from the first explorations of their own voice, through to mastery of a wide range of genres and forms.

The Bloomsbury Introduction to Creative Writing covers such genres as:
- Autobiographical writing
- Short fiction
- Poetry
- Screenwriting and writing for performance
- Writing for digital media, including video games and social media

With practical guidance on writing scholarly critiques of your own work and a glossary of terms for ease of reference, this book is an essential manual for any introductory creative writing course and a practical companion for more advanced writers.