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    Creative Writing and the Critical Commentary: Reflection, Influence, Process

    Creative Writing and the Critical Commentary by Stevens, Karen; Taylor, Jonathan;

    Reflection, Influence, Process

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    • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
    • Date of Publication 25 June 2026

    • ISBN 9781350439894
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages208 pages
    • Size 232x152x18 mm
    • Weight 251 g
    • Language
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    In this unique collection of essays, published writers offer an intimate view of how their work has been informed, shaped and transformed by their literary, political, philosophical or personal influences. Providing models of the critical commentaries that all students of creative writing must write, each essay from contemporary authors of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, scripts and digital writing demonstrates how what writers write is determined by what they have read, and what they read is then determined by what they are writing. As writers reflect on their process of moving from sources of inspiration to a finished and original piece of writing, they reveal their anxieties, passions, discoveries and motivations, offering fascinating insights into the imagination's journey. Introductory chapters explore why writers reflect on their own work, and place this practice in wider contexts, offering theoretical frameworks for understanding process, influence, and inspiration.

    As illuminating for aspiring writers as it is for students reflecting on their research and process as part of writing courses, Creative Writing and the Critical Commentary will change the way writers talk about and engage with other texts.

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    Table of Contents:

    Part One: Introductory
    1. Preface
    2. On Reflection in Creative Writing
    3. On Influence in Creative Writing

    Part Two: Sample Critical Commentaries
    4. The Personal Is Always Political, by Karen Stevens, University of Chichester, UK
    5. The Art of Persuasion, by Jo Nadin, University of Bristol, UK
    6. On the Genealogy of Memoirs, by Jonathan Taylor, University of Leicester, UK
    7. 'The Community of Sorrow,' by David Swann, Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Cumbria, UK
    8. The End is Never Where You Think, by Dan Powell, Independent Scholar
    9. The Age of Influence in the Age of Authenticity, by Jemma Kennedy, Independent Scholar
    10. Go Outside, by Shaindel Beers, Blue Mountain Community College, Oregon, US
    11. Jesus, Fairy Tales and Flash Fiction, by Kit de Waal, Jean Humphreys Writer in Residence, Leicester University, UK
    12. Alternate Truths and Fake News, by Anietie Isong, Independent Scholar
    13. Memoir and Main Character Syndrome, by Jenn Ashworth, Lancaster University, UK
    14. Experimental Poetic Autography, by Lila Matsumoto, University of Nottingham, UK
    15. Digital Narratives, Technology and the Domestic Gothic, by Kate Pullinger, Bath Spa University, UK

    Part Three: Postscripts
    16. Further Reading: Selected Bibliography
    17. About the Contributors

    Bibliography

    Index

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