Creative Writing & Stylistics

Exploring the practice of writing through stylistics, Jeremy Scott draws on the work of writers and theorists to show how stylistic techniques can help writers enhance their own fiction. Negotiating the creative-critical crossover, this book helps students develop practical writing skills and a critical awareness of creative possibilities. In this innovative fusion of practice and criticism, Jeremy Scott shows how insights from stylistics can enrich the craft of creative writing. Focusing on crucial methodological issues that confront the practicing writer,Creative Writing and Stylistics:- Introduces key topics from stylistics- Provides in-depth analysis of a wide range of writing examples- Includes practical exercises to help develop creative writing skillsClear and accessible, this invaluable guide will give both students and writers a greater critical awareness of the creative possibilities of language.