PERF07033 2019 Semester 6 - Creative Writing Practice

Creative Writing Practice will introduce writers to a range of writing, reading, and editing, including playwriting, short story writing and poetry. Learners will gain confidence in the craft and technique of writing as well as establishing their own voice. Learners will be challenged to play, experiment and take risks in their work. 

Offers advice on reading and writing poetry, and discusses imitation, sound, the line, poem forms, free verse, diction, imagery, revision, and workshops

36 real authors give us an in depth look at their successes, their mistakes, and their careers as writers. There is nothing in the world as incredible as creating something, and getting to hear about other people enjoying it. You know that you've made a change in someone's life, even if it's only in a small way. It's one of the best feelings in the world. Everyone who becomes a professional author does so for different reasons. They each face different obstacles, have different goals, and choose different paths. The more authors that a new writer gets the opportunity to learn from, the greater the chance that they'll find someone they resonate with, and that they'll discover something that can help them in their own career. Some of the authors in this book are self-published; others are traditionally published. Some have worked with agents, and others have chosen to represent themselves. Some authors in this book generate hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties, while others have just finished their very first novel. Some exclusively write fiction, some non-fiction, and some write a bit of both. Some of them write just for the joy of writing, others for the money, and still others because they have a story that NEEDS to be told.

We all love stories. But why do we tell them? And why do all stories function in an eerily similar way? John Yorke, creator of the BBC Writers' Academy, has brought a vast array of drama to British screens. Here he takes us on a journey to the heart of storytelling, revealing that there truly is a unifying shape to narrative forms - one that echoes the fairytale journey into the woods and, like any great art, comes from deep within. From ancient myths to big-budget blockbusters, he gets to the root of the stories that are all around us, every day. 'Fresh, enlightening, gripping.' Sunday Times 'The best book on the subject I've read. Quite brilliant.' Tony Jordan, creator/writer, Life on Mars, Hustle 'Brilliant.' Ken Follett 'Marvellous' Julian Fellowes 'Terrifyingly clever . . . Packed with intelligent argument.' Evening Standard 'Oh, how I wanted to hate it! I didn't. I loved it.' Jimmy McGovern, creator/writer Cracker, The Street 'The most important book about scriptwriting since William Goldman's Adventures in the Screen Trade.' Peter Bowker, writer, Blackpool, Occupation, Eric and Ernie

"Nothing is unreal as long as you can imagine like a crow." --Munia Khan Conventional wisdom says that a crow can not be tamed. These intelligent creatures are often understood as harbingers of doubt and uncertainty, whose high nesting grant them an unusually elevated perspective. For the writer, the crows of doubt circle over every project. This book shows they can be tamed. Writing is a magical hobby and form of expression but getting words on the page is not the same as finalizing material which you are happy to send out and share. This book is a complete toolkit which will help you to tame doubts and insecurities and engage with your internal critic in order to assert control over your manuscript and elevate your writing. Written by the team behind one of the world's most successful literary consultancies, Taming the Crows will show you how to master the art of self-editing--perhaps the least understood but most vital skill in the writer's toolkit. You will learn to compose, draft, and edit while sharpening your writing and ensuring that your novel is structurally sound, authentic, well-written and ready for submission. About the Series:The Teach Yourself Creative Writing series helps aspiring authors tell their stories. Covering a range of genres from science fiction and romantic novels to illustrated children's books and comedy, this series is packed with advice, exercises, and tips for unlocking creativity and improving your writing. And because we know how daunting the blank page can be, we set up the Just Write online community, as tyjustwrite.com, for budding authors and successful writers to connect and share.

"In a series of chapters built round poems by a number of writers including himself . . . [Ted Hughes] explores, colourfully and intensively, themes such as 'Capturing Animals', 'Wind and Weather' and 'Writing about People'. The purpose throughout is to lead on, via a discussion of the poems (which he does with riveting skill) to some direct encouragement to the children to think and write for themselves. He makes the whole venture seem enjoyable, and somehow urgent . . . ' Times Literary Supplement

Offers advice for creating characters, advancing the plot, building suspense, and incorporating stage directions for theatrical productions

Students might read from the following selection of texts:

Stories:

Lauren Goff - Florida

Kevin Barry - There Are Little Kingdoms

Roald Dahl - Kiss Kiss

Edna O'Brien - The Love Object

Ian McEwan - First Love Last Rites

Alice Munro - The Moons Of Jupiter

Plays: 

Fishamble's Tiny Plays 1 and 2

Reid Plays: 1: Tea in a China Cup, Did You Hear the One About the Irishman...?, Joyriders, The Belle of the Belfast City, My Name, Shall I Tell You My ... City, Clowns Vol 1 (Contemporary Dramatists) Paperback 12 May 1997 by Christina Reid 
The Complete Dramatic Works of Samuel Beckett (Faber Drama) 5 Jan 2006 
Marina Carr: Plays 2: On Raftery's Hill; Ariel; Woman and Scarecrow; The Cordelia Dream; Marble (Ff Contemporary Classics)15 Oct 2009
Marina Carr Plays 1: " Low in the Dark", "The Mai", "Portia Coughlan", "By the Bog of Cats" v . 1 (Contemporary Classics)1 Jan 1900
Walsh Plays: One ( Bedbound, Chatroom, Disco Pigs, Misterman )10 Feb 2011
Deirdre Kinahan, Halcyon Days . (Nick Hern Books 2012)
Hickson, Ella. Eight (monologues) (NHB Modern Plays) Paperback 2 Jul 2009
Ravenhill, Mark. Plays 2 . (Methuen 2008)
Penelope Skinner, Meek . (Oberon Books, 2018)
Christian O'Reilly. The Good Father (Dramatists Services Inc. 2014)

Poetry:

Derek Mahon’s Against the Clock
Katherine Jamie Selected Poems
Aidan Matthews Strictly No Poetry
Michelle O'Sullivan This One High Field

Ciaran Carson, From There to Here
Patrick Crotty, Modern Irish Poetry: An Anthology
Adam L. Kern, The Penguin Book of Haiku 

Creative fiction/poetry/drama journals online and listed below.

The Atlantic - https://support.theatlantic.com/hc/en-us#37

The New Yorker - https://www.newyorker.com/about/contact

http://www.fishamble.com/playwriting-courses.html

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/get-involved/scripts-and-ideas/

http://www.gatetheatre.ie/fighting-words-at-the-gate/

https://writingcooperative.com/16-incredibly-useful-resources-for-aspiring-authors-730012a4d91c

https://www.writing.ie/writing-comps/

https://www.scribendi.com/advice/best_writing_websites.en.html

 www.themothmagazine.com

poetryirelandreview.ie

www.cyphers.ie

www.stingingfly.org

http://icarusmagazine.com/

http://www.munsterlit.ie/Southword/swhome.html

www.thedublinreview.com

https://www.writing.ie/guest-bloggers/carry-on-writing/

Playwrights podcast   https://royalcourttheatre.com/podcasts/
Playwriting podcast   Player FM   https://player.fm/podcasts/playwriting
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the playwriting podcast/id1253240179
Irish playwright talk about their process and work   http://www.podcasts.ie/featured writers/featured playwrights/ 

https://www.rte.ie/radio1/francis-macmanus-short-story/podcasts/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05ftsd3/episodes/downloads

www.youtube.com

www.amazon.org - for Audio books

www.gutenberg.org

JSTOR - IT Sligo Library

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