How to Think Like a Writer

The Writing Habit

You are a writer if you make a habit of writing. Full stop. Using this book, you will to learn more about the habit of writing, and how to establish a regular creative practice. You will think about how to write, and how to create, and you'll to try out you lots of practical activities along the way. You will end up with your own dynamic writers' toolkit - a flexible set of tools you can use again and again in your writing life.
Turning up rather than nuts and bolts

Rather than teach you the nuts and bolts of writing, this book is about how to turn up regularly, and how to develop a writer's eye. That means you'll learn particular writing skills and creative tools, but more than that, you'll learn to apply them to your own practice. Along the way, you'll question what 'creativity' means anyway, and how one goes about teaching it. How to Think Like a Writer includes contextual essays and articles providing you with plenty of food for thought and discussion material.
Who is this book for?

This book is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate Creative Writing students and tutors, or anyone learning or teaching Creative Writing. It isn't focused on a particular genre, rather it will help you to understand what creative practice means for you. If you are not on a course, the tools in this book will help you to establish a writing habit, especially if you are a beginner, or need help getting over fear of the blank page. If you are interested in writing for the sake of writing, for self-expression, or because you would like to write and publish a book, then these tools will super-charge your practice.