The Art of Writing Fiction by Andrew Cowan is a guide to the personal and practical processes of writing. It draws on his experience as a prize-winning novelist and his work with emerging writers at the University of East Anglia. It is written for recreational writers and for students of Creative Writing.
The book has twelve chapters, which correspond to the twelve weeks of a typical university syllabus. They cover key aspects of fiction such as structure, character, voice, point of view, and setting. They also describe techniques for stimulating creativity and getting the most out of feedback.
This new edition gives extended consideration to structure, point of view, and the organisation of time in the novel. It also looks at the conduct of the Creative Writing workshop in light of the decolonising the curriculum movement. It adds more writing exercises and an afterword with advice on approaching agents and publishers.
- Author
- Andrew Cowan
- Chapters
- 12, matching the 12 weeks of a typical university syllabus
- Exercises
- Over 80 writing exercises
- Examples
- Taken from dozens of novels and short stories
- Topics
- Structure, character, voice, point of view, setting, creativity, feedback