‘It’s been a long time coming, but I’m glad it’s ready to go at last. I’d like to thank all of my colleagues and students, past and present, for their support and inspiration. I hope the new edition of the book will enliven and enrich the ongoing discussion about the many ways in which stylistics and literary linguistics can contribute to the study and practice of creative writing.’
A fully-revised and expanded new edition of ‘Creative Writing and Stylistics’ will be published in Summer 2023. In this innovative fusion of practice and criticism, the book explores shows how insights from stylistics and linguistics can enrich the craft of creative writing. Focusing on crucial methodological issues that confront the practicing writer, this book introduces writers to key topics from stylistics, provides in-depth analysis of a wide range of writing examples and includes practical exercises to help develop creative writing skills.Thoroughly revised and expanded throughout, this updated edition more clearly lays out specialist ideas and technical terms within the field of literary stylistics, and features both a greater focus on the creative process and more practical exercises to help writers engage with ideas in their work.Clear and accessible, this invaluable guide gives both students and writers a greater critical awareness of the creative possibilities of language.‘Empowering in its exploration of the nuances of the creative writing process, the revised and expanded edition of Creative Writing and Stylistics is packed with diverse and compelling examples from prose and poetry, as well as superb writing exercises. Approaching creative writing from the inside, this book is a brilliant handbook for students, teachers and independent writers. Jeremy Scott provides insightful analyses of existing texts and exemplary advice about how to become an engaged and better creative writer.’ – Cassandra Atherton, Professor of Writing and Literature, Deakin University, Australia.