Features coverage that ranges from inspiration, collaboration and the Seven Deadly Sins to the perils of unmotivated comic business, pitching screenplays in LA, sexist jokes and lunch with the Inland Revenue. This title offers journey into the world of comedy.

A collection of six essays, translated from the French, in which Cixous explores how the problematics of the sexes - viewed as a paradigm for all difference, the organizing principle behind identity and meaning - manifest and write themselves in texts.

Heroic characters can be broken down into 16 archetypes. By following the guidelines detailing the archetypes in this reference work, writers can create memorable characters in order to elevate their writing to a higher level. The authors give examples from literature and classic films.

In this book Robert Thirkell, the international consultant known as 'The TV Troubleshooter' and renowned television producer, sets out a professional toolkit for developing a compelling storyline in factual and reality programmes and films.

A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction offers an authoritative overview of contemporary British fiction in its social, political, and economic contexts. Focuses on the fiction that has emerged since the late 1970s, roughly since the start of the Thatcher era. Comprises original essays from major scholars.

Written by some of the world's finest contemporary literature specialists, the newly commissioned essays in this volume examine the work of more than twenty major British novelists.

A guide to the key issues in writing in Britain since the mid-1970s, including social change, gender, sexuality, class, history and ethnicity. Designed to address problems faced by students in the field of contemporary fiction, this text is organised to focus on major topics.

An essential guide to writing modern, persuasive business copy, by a leading professional in the field.

The Craft brings together some of contemporary poetry's most skilled practitioners to offer ideas on the making of poems. The book covers practical techniques - putting poems together, mastering poetic forms and titling poems, the art of long sequences - and essays on using technology , truth and fabrication, and performing poems.

The Craft of Editing follows the journey from rough draft to publication, while showing the singular and authentic approach each editor takes. It is an indispensable tool to creative writers and students alike.

Who else wants to write a best seller? What lies at the beating heart of this book is the belief that good writing can be taught and this is what this book sets out to do. This book provides detailed advice on writing fiction.