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Mooring Against the Tide: Writing Fiction and Poetry
- Workshop Approach—Guides students through the process of creating poetry and fiction as if they are participants in a writing workshop by providing examples and practical guidelines. Provides students with a process for writing their own works, preparing them to critique, and revise their work as well as the works of others.
- Provides students with a process for writing their own works, preparing them to critique, and revise their work as well as the works of others.
- Workshop Sections—In each genre, a student story or poem is presented, followed by the work with margin notes from a professor, a critique, and student revision. Enables students to witness the "evolutionary" process of writing. (Chapters 11, 12, 13, 24, 25, 26)
- Enables students to witness the "evolutionary" process of writing. (Chapters 11, 12, 13, 24, 25, 26)
- Revision chapters. Assists instructors in stressing the importance of revision by leading students from a discussion of the topic into a workshop section—again making a connection between theory and practice. Introduces students to a practical approach of revising their own work, helping them to review the process as a creative rather than corrective one. Chapters 10 & 23
- Assists instructors in stressing the importance of revision by leading students from a discussion of the topic into a workshop section—again making a connection between theory and practice. Introduces students to a practical approach of revising their own work, helping them to review the process as a creative rather than corrective one. Chapters 10 & 23
- The Elements—Starts the text with chapters on the elements of fiction and poetry accompanied by an essay of an accomplished writer or poet which addresses that element. Assembles the topics in a logical manner that gives students a sense of the creative process. Ex. Chapters 2, 3, 15, 16
- Assembles the topics in a logical manner that gives students a sense of the creative process. Ex. Chapters 2, 3, 15, 16
- NEW — Creative Café online at www.prenhall.com/creativecafe. Packed with resources for the aspiring writer, including various links to literary journals and the nation’s top writing programs. Provides aspiring writers with further resources for honing their own writing techniques and enhancing their experience in the challenging and rewarding art of writing fiction and poetry.
- Provides aspiring writers with further resources for honing their own writing techniques and enhancing their experience in the challenging and rewarding art of writing fiction and poetry.
- Examples of student work throughout. Exposes students to examples of writing—that may contain problems similar to theirs—to help them objectively view work, define problems on their own, and become better editors and writers. Ex. p121-127
- Exposes students to examples of writing—that may contain problems similar to theirs—to help them objectively view work, define problems on their own, and become better editors and writers. Ex. p121-127
- NEW – Added exercises—Increased number of class-tested exercises in each chapter. Enables instructors to offer guided applications outside of class with the assurance that students can apply theory to practice. Illustrates to students how theory is applied to real work, and shows them how to create stories and poems. Ex. p80, p107
- Enables instructors to offer guided applications outside of class with the assurance that students can apply theory to practice. Illustrates to students how theory is applied to real work, and shows them how to create stories and poems. Ex. p80, p107
- Combines the writing instruction of Mooring Against the Tide with an anthology, like the one featured in The Writer’s Country, to create a creative writing textbook with a built-in anthology. Everything you need in one text.
- Everything you need in one text.
- NEW - Added a more robust anthology of selections from professional writers to complement their writing workshop. Of both fiction and poetry along with short essays on how to read a story and how to read a poem. Directs students to these readings as examples of what was discussed in the chapter, providing useful review and reinforcement. Ex. p128-149; p305-383
- Directs students to these readings as examples of what was discussed in the chapter, providing useful review and reinforcement. Ex. p128-149; p305-383
- NEW – Two new essays—Now replace two guest essays. Ex. "Laying Bare the Bones: A Meditation on Imagery" by Lisa Chavez (p13); "Touching the Elephant" by Melissa Pritchard (p169)
- Contributing Authors' Essays—18 essays written by established and well-known writers and poets covering the elements of fiction and poetry.
- Allows students to see multiple views on each element and how it functions in their writing. Ex. p.13, 25, 169, 179
This guide to creative writing explores the two genres of poetry and fiction, and defines the basic elements of each. It offers a hands-on approach to writing, and includes essays from noted authors that enable readers to witness the creative evolution of poems and stories. Clearly written and organized, it also contains student writing samples and an easy-to-use guide to the workshop. The section on poetry covers such topics as imagery, lines and stanzas, sound, rhyme and meter, voice, and point of view. The fiction section looks at point of view, plot, character, setting, dialogue, style, tone, voice, and theme. For aspiring writers who view the writing process as a dynamic one, and are looking to improve their editing and critiquing skills.
