On Writing

 

Good Writing

Creative Writing

-Brian Mendonca

Writing for some is effortless. However it can also be learned. Writing a page everyday or blogging helps immensely. With each piece you write you develop your confidence more. It is useful to be aware of the theory of the art of writing.

Sharing online links of books on writing, with specific topics and page numbers below.

1.  DEV et al  Creative Writing 

    Components of Creative Writing

        The Art and Craft of Writing 17 
        Tropes and Figures 19
        Style and Register 32
        Formal and Informal Usage 32 
        Varieties of English 34 
        Language and Gender 36 
       Disordered Language 37 
        Playing with Words 39 
        Grammar and Word Order 40
        Tense and Time 41 
       Grammatical Differences 42 
        Summary 43

    Types of Creative Writing

    Poetry: Section I 48ff
    Fiction: Section II 94ff
    Drama: Section III 134ff

    Rhyme and Reason: 59-60

   Dominant Modes of Poetry: Lyric, Narrative and Dramatic : 67-73

2. BROOKS and Warren Fundamentals of Good Writing 
        Rhythm 425
        Style 432-455

3. London School of Journalism:  Literary writing

4. OWL, Purdue University: Journalistic Writing

5. Nick Wolney: Types of Writing
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-Brooks, Cleanth and Robert Penn Warren. Fundamentals of Good Writing: A Handbook of Modern Rhetoric. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1950.
-Dev, A.N. et al. Creative Writing: A Beginners Manual.  Delhi: Pearson, 2009.

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