Best Creative Writing Mfa - April 2024

Creative Writing Mfa Handbook: A Guide for Prospective Graduate Students (Revised & Updated)

Revised and Updated! The Creative Writing MFA Handbook guides prospective graduate students through the difficult process of researching, applying to, and choosing graduate schools in creative writing. The handbook includes profiles of fifty creative writing programs, guidance through the application process, advice from current professors and students including George Saunders, Aimee Bender, Tracy K. Smith, and Geoffrey Wolff, and the most comprehensive listings of graduate writing programs in and outside the United States. The handbook also includes special sections about Low-Residency writi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 082642886X
• ASIN: 082642886X
• ISBN: 082642886X
• Manufacturer: Continuum

On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft

• ASIN: B000FC0SIM
• ASIN: B000FC0SIM
• Manufacturer: Scribner

The Portable MFA in Creative Writing

Get the core knowledge of a prestigious MFA education without the tuition.Have you always wanted to get an MFA, but couldn't because of the cost, time commitment, or admission requirements?Well now you can fulfill that dream without having to devote tons of money or time. The Portable MFA gives you all of the essential information you would learn in the MFA program in one book. Covering fiction, memoirs, personal essays, magazine articles, poetry, and playwriting, this book provides you with:Inspiration and tips on revision, stamina, and productivityClear instruction on the craft behind the ar... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1582973504
• UPC: 035313109799
• ASIN: 1582973504
• ISBN: 1582973504
• Brand: Writer's Digest
• Manufacturer: Writer's Digest Books

Creating Short Fiction: The Classic Guide to Writing Short Fiction

Distilled from decades of teaching and practice, this book offers clear and direct advice on structure, pacing, dialogue, getting ideas, working with the unconscious, and more. Newly revised and expanded for this Third Edition, Creating Short Fiction is a popular and widely trusted guide to writing short stories of originality, durability, and quality. Celebrated short-story author and writing instructor Knight also includes many examples and exercises that have been effective in classrooms and workshops everywhere.

• ASIN: 0312150946
• ASIN: 0312150946
• ISBN: 0312150946
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin

Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)

Following on the heels of Lisa Cron's breakout first book, Wired for Story, this writing guide reveals how to use cognitive storytelling strategies to build a scene-by-scene blueprint for a riveting story. It’s every novelist’s greatest fear: pouring their blood, sweat, and tears into writing hundreds of pages only to realize that their story has no sense of urgency, no internal logic, and so is a page one rewrite. The prevailing wisdom in the writing community is that there are just two ways around this problem: pantsing (winging it) and plotting (focusing on the external plot). Story co... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1607748894
• ASIN: 1607748894
• ISBN: 9781607748892
• Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press

You Can't Make This Stuff Up: The Complete Guide to Writing Creative Nonfiction--from Memoir to Literary Journalism and Everything in Between

From "the godfather behind creative nonfiction" (Vanity Fair) comes this indispensable how-to for nonfiction writers of all levels and genres, "reminiscent of Stephen King's fiction handbook On Writing" (Kirkus). Whether you're writing a rags-to-riches tell-all memoir or literary journalism, telling true stories well is hard work. In You Can't Make This Stuff Up, Lee Gutkind, the go-to expert for all things creative nonfiction, offers his unvarnished wisdom to help you craft the best writing possible. Frank, to-the-point, and always entertaining, Gutkind describes and illustrates every aspect... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0738215546
• ASIN: 0738215546
• ISBN: 0738215546
• Brand: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Manufacturer: Da Capo Lifelong Books

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays

Named a Best Book by: TIME, Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Wired, Esquire, Buzzfeed, New York Public Library, Boston Globe, The Paris Review, Mother Jones,The A.V. Club, Out Magazine, Book Riot, Electric Literature, PopSugar, The Rumpus, My Republica, Paste, Bitch, Library Journal, Flavorwire, Bustle, Christian Science Monitor, Shelf Awareness, Tor.com, Entertainment Cheat Sheet, Roads and Kingdoms, Chicago Public Library, Hyphen Magazine, Entropy Magazine,The Chicago Review of Books, The Coil, iBooks, and Washington Independent Review of Books Winner of the Publishing Triangl... [Read More]

• ASIN: B073XC5MTY
• ASIN: B073XC5MTY
• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

The Triggering Town: Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing

“I don’t know why we do it. We must be crazy./Welcome, fellow poet.”―Richard Hugo Richard Hugo, whom Carolyn Kizer called “one of the most passionate, energetic and honest poets living,” was that rare phenomenon―a distinguished poet who was also an inspiring teacher. The Triggering Town is Hugo’s classic collection of lectures, essays, and reflections, all “directed toward helping with that silly, absurd, maddening, futile, enormously rewarding activity: writing poems.” From pieces that include “Writing off the Subject” and “How Poets Make a Living,” anyone, from th... [Read More]

• ASIN: 039333872X
• ASIN: 039333872X
• ISBN: 039333872X
• Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

Damn Fine Story: Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative

Hook Your Audience with Unforgettable Storytelling! What do Luke Skywalker, John McClane, an da lonely dog on Ho'okipa Beach have in common? Simply put, we care about them. Great storytelling is making readers care about your characters, the choices they make, and what happens to them. It's making your audience feel the tension and emotion of a situation right alongside your protagonist. And to tell a damn fine story, you need to understand why and how that caring happens. Using a mix of personal stories, pop fiction examples, and traditional storytelling terms, New York Times best-selling aut... [Read More]

• ASIN: B075FXP591
• ASIN: B075FXP591
• Manufacturer: Writer's Digest Books

DIY MFA: Write with Focus, Read with Purpose, Build Your Community

Get the Knowledge Without the College! You are a writer. You dream of sharing your words with the world, and you're willing to put in the hard work to achieve success. You may have even considered earning your MFA, but for whatever reason--tuition costs, the time commitment, or other responsibilities--you've never been able to do it. Or maybe you've been looking for a self-guided approach so you don't have to go back to school. This book is for you.DIY MFA is the do-it-yourself alternative to a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing. By combining the three main components of a traditional MFA... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01HH2TGNA
• ASIN: B01HH2TGNA
• Manufacturer: Writer's Digest Books

How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One

New York Times Bestseller“Both deeper and more democratic than The Elements of Style” – Adam Haslett, Financial Times“A guided tour through some of the most beautiful, arresting sentences in the English language.” – Slate“Like a long periodic sentence, this book rumbles along, gathers steam, shifts gears, and packs a wallop.” —Roy Blount Jr.In this entertaining and erudite New York Times bestseller, beloved professor Stanley Fish offers both sentence craft and sentence pleasure. Drawing on a wide range of  great writers, from Philip Roth to Antonin Scalia to Jane Austen,... [Read More]

• ASIN: 006184053X
• ASIN: 006184053X
• ISBN: 006184053X
• Brand: Harper Paperbacks
• Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks

The Best Creative Nonfiction, Vol. 1

Narrative nonfiction at its cutting-edge best from writers at the cusp of recognition and fame. Lee Gutkind, proclaimed the "Godfather behind creative nonfiction" by Vanity Fair, along with the staff of his landmark journal Creative Nonfiction, has culled alternative publications, 'zines, blogs, podcasts, literary journals, and other often overlooked publications in search of new voices and innovative ideas―essays and articles written with panache and power."The Truth About Cops and Dogs," by Rebecca Skloot, describes a vicious pack of wild dogs, preying on the domesticated pets of Manhattan... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0393330036
• UPC: 000393330036
• ASIN: 0393330036
• ISBN: 0393330036
• Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

Clockwork Lives

In Clockwork Angels, #1 bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson and legendary Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart created a fabulous, adventurous steampunk world in a novel to accompany the smash Rush concept album of the same name. It was a world of airships and alchemy, clockwork carnivals, pirates, lost cities, a rigid Watchmaker who controlled every aspect of life, and his nemesis, the ruthless and violent Anarchist who wanted to destroy it all.Anderson and Peart have returned to their colorful creation to explore the places and the characters that still have a hold on their imagination. Mar... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01M0MV7C3
• ASIN: B01M0MV7C3
• Manufacturer: WordFire Press

The Writer's Field Guide to the Craft of Fiction

The Writers Field Guide to the Craft of Fiction offers a refreshing approach to the craft of fiction writing. It takes a single page from forty contemporary novels and short stories, identifies techniques used by the writers, and presents approachable exercises and prompts that allow anyone to put those techniques to immediate use in their own work. Encompassing everything from micro (how to "write pretty") to macro (how to "move through time space"), and even how to put all together on page one, this a field guide for anyone who wants to start writing now (or get some shiny new gear for their... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0998518417
• ASIN: 0998518417
• ISBN: 0998518417
• Manufacturer: A Strange Object

The Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria

A quirky collection of short sci-fi stories for fans of Kij Johnson and Kelly Link   Assimilation is founded on surrender and being broken; this collection of short stories features people who have assimilated, but are actively trying to reclaim their lives. There is a concert pianist who defies death by uploading his soul into his piano. There is the person who draws his mother’s ghost out of the bullet hole in the wall near where she was executed. Another character has a horn growing out of the center of his forehead—punishment for an affair. But he is too weak to end it, too much in lo... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01AR4ZF26
• ASIN: B01AR4ZF26
• Manufacturer: Rosarium Publishing

The Writer's Toolbox: Creative Games and Exercises for Inspiring the 'Write' Side of Your Brain (Writing Prompts, Writer Gifts, Writing Kit Gifts)

9780811854290

• UPC: 159924861

The Portable Mfa in Creative Writing (Paperback)

With this resource, writers can get the core knowledge of an MFA program without spending $50,000 in tuition from the teacher-founded, teacher-run writing collective in New

• UPC: 4563631
• Rating: 3.5

1200 Creative Writing Prompts

If you're looking for writing ideas, you've come to the right place. Perfect for writers who are feeling uninspired or who simply want to tackle a new writing challenge, 1200 Creative Writing Prompts has something

• UPC: 53344910

Creative Writing Exercises for Dummies

Written by the founder of the Complete Creative Writing Course at London's Groucho Club, this activity-based guide walks you through the process of developing and writing in a wide range of genres including novels, short

• UPC: 38185862

Write It Out : Hundreds of Writing Prompts to Inspire Creative Thinking

Provides writing prompts to spark the imagination and inspire the creation of a varied collection of creative

• UPC: 50721843

Creating Character Arcs Workbook : The Writer's Reference to Exceptional Character Development and Creative Writing

Uncover the Secrets to Creating Characters Readers Will Never ForgetAward-winning author K.M. Weiland's previous book, the acclaimed Creating Character Arcs, showed writers how to identify the five most important types of character arcs and use

• UPC: 802203560

The Creative Writing Mfa Handbook, Revised and Updated Edition : A Guide for Prospective Graduate Students

The Creative Writing MFA Handbook guides prospective graduate students through the difficult process of researching, applying to, and choosing graduate schools in creative writing. This second edition updates and builds upon the first edition, which

• UPC: 8150247
• Rating: 5.0

Write Moves: A Creative Writing Guide and Anthology

An introductory creative writing textbook that bridges the warmth of trade writing with the expertise of a textbook, presented in a flexible and compact

• UPC: 53675476

At a Journal Workshop : Writing to Access the Power of the Unconscious and Evoke Creative Ability

Teaches how to use a journal to gain insight on and overcome inhibitions and stumbling blocks to

• UPC: 250910

Basher Basics: Creative Writing

Presents an approach to creative writing that personifies key steps and elements of good writing to explain such areas as creating characters, establishing settings, and enabling events to move in a logical

• UPC: 21308326