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    The Writer's Way: A Complete Guide to Creative Writing with 40 Inspirational Projects
    The Writer's Way: A Complete Guide to Creative Writing with 40 Inspirational Projects
    The Writer's Way: A Complete Guide to Creative Writing with 40 Inspirational Projects
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    The Writer's Way: A Complete Guide to Creative Writing with 40 Inspirational Projects

    By Sara Maitland

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    The Writer's Way is a comprehensive and rewarding introduction to the art of creative writing. Its no-nonsense yet accessible tone and practical contents make it the perfect guide, whether you are a total beginner of you have started writing and are looking for friendly guidance to help develop your talent.

    Distinguished author Sara Maitland has an extensive background in teaching creative writing and is the perfect companion for this journey of self discovery. She knows the potential pitfalls confronting every writer - the lack of confidence or "block" that can strike at any time, leaving you literally lost for words - and draws on her vast experience to help you tackle them. She also shares with you the unrivalled joy writing can bring - the sheer pleasure she takes in her art lending her text a happy authority.

    With 40 literary exercises sprinkled liberally throughout, this book will equip you with a multitude of methods to improve your writing. Whether you read it in one sitting, or take your time working through the exercises as you go, this is a terrific book to get you going and keep you going, on the writer's way.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcturus Publishing
    Release dateAug 17, 2005
    ISBN9781848585027
    The Writer's Way: A Complete Guide to Creative Writing with 40 Inspirational Projects
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    Sara Maitland

    Sara Maitland is the British author of numerous works of fiction, including the Somerset Maugham Award-winning Daughter of Jerusalem, and several non-fiction books, including A Book of Silence. Born in 1950, she studied at Oxford University and lives in Galloway, Scotland.

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