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CREATIVE WRITING AND STYLISTICS: REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION Approaches to Writing SERIES EDITOR: Graeme Harper (Oakland University, USA) PUBLISHED TITLES IN THIS SERIES WRITING SPECULATIVE FICTION Eugen Bacon WRITING FOR THE SCREEN Craig Batty and Zara Waldeback WRITING FICTION Amanda Boulter WRITING POETRY Chad Davidson and Greg Fraser WRITING SONG LYRICS Glenn Fosbraey and Andrew Melrose WRITING FOR THEATRE Kim Wiltshire CREATIVE WRITING AND STYLISTICS Jeremy Scott CREATIVE WRITING AND STYLISTICS: REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION CRITICAL AND CREATIVE APPROACHES Jeremy Scott BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP, UK 1385 Broadway, New York, NY 10018, USA 29 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland BLOOMSBURY, BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC and the Diana logo are trademarks of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc First published in Great Britain 2023 Copyright © Jeremy Scott, 2023 Jeremy Scott has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as Author of this work For legal purposes the Acknowledgements on p ix constitute an extension of this copyright page All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers Bloomsbury Publishing Plc does not have any control over, or responsibility for, any third-party websites referred to or in this book All internet addresses given in this book were correct at the time of going to press The author and publisher regret any inconvenience caused if addresses have changed or sites have ceased to exist, but can accept no responsibility for any such changes A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Scott, Jeremy (Jeremy David), author Title: Creative writing and stylistics : critical and creative approaches / Jeremy Scott Description: Revised and expanded edition | London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2023 | Series: Approaches to writing | Includes bibliographical references Identifiers: LCCN 2022055806 (print) | LCCN 2022055807 (ebook) | ISBN 9781350372962 (hardback) | ISBN 9781350372955 (paperback) | ISBN 9781350372979 (pdf) | ISBN 9781350372986 (epub) Subjects: LCSH: Creative writing | English language–Style Classification: LCC PN187 S36 2023 (print) | LCC PN187 (ebook) | DDC 808–dc23/eng/20230425 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022055806 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022055807 ISBN: HB: 978-1-3503-7296-2 PB: 978-1-3503-7295-5 ePDF: 978-1-3503-7297-9 eBook: 978-1-3503-7298-6 Series: Approaches to Writing Typeset by Integra Software Services Pvt Ltd To find out more about our authors and books visit www.bloomsbury.com and sign up for our newsletters For Hanne and Lily, of course vi CONTENTS Series preface viii Acknowledgementsix Introduction 1 1 Seeing: Looking through language 7 2 Creativity: Making (a)fresh 25 3 Bricks: A creative writing grammar 39 4 Structure: Narrative and form 59 5 Looking: Who tells? Who sees? 83 6 Voices: Speech and thought 105 7 World-building: A cognitive poetics of creative writing 135 8 Style: Figurative language 165 9 Blends: Metaphor 183 10 Soundscapes: Patterns, sound, sense 197 Bibliography224 Index233 SERIES PREFACE Books in the Approaches to Writing series actively explore the creative and critical practices of creative writing, offering practice-focused advice as well as defining work in creative writing criticism, and how this differs from critical approaches taken in Writing Studies, Literary or Cultural Studies In this way, books in the series offer key links between creative practice and critical understanding These books are entirely accessible to students but are challenging enough to provide reference for creative writing teachers in all levels of education, and even to encourage researchers in Creative Writing Studies to explore this field further and build on established ideas Each title in the Approaches to Writing series takes a similar (if not identical) form based on linking creative practice with ways of increasing our critical awareness Readers will notice that the individual authors have interpreted this creative-critical brief in different ways – and have been inspired to bring their own ways of working to the fore Generally, series authors are encouraged to think in terms of ‘Foundations’, where readers are introduced to both creative and critical conceptualizing which occupies the more ‘canonical’ aspects of creative practice and critical understanding of that practice (in terms of a genre or adjacent field of study) They are then encouraged think in terms of ‘Speculations’, where the reader is presented with other possibilities, alternative/ comparative ways of seeing, alternative/comparative ways of writing creatively, and ways of contextualizing both this practice and the critical understanding In some fashion, both these elements of each book generate brief summaries and frequently authors highlight the creative/critical discussions by offering thought-provoking activities and creative writing exercises Approaches to Writing offers a wealth of usable material for writers and teachers alike, from the beginning student to the advanced professional Series authors are experts in their respective areas and combine their own engagement with creative writing practice with advanced knowledge of contemporary critical understanding of creative writing Whether wondering on the foundations of a genre or form, or on an approach to way of writing creatively, or looking for encouragement to speculate and try your own new creative or critical approaches, drawing on your own practice or your thoughts about the practice of other creative writers, books in the Approaches to Writing series offer lively ideas They explore potential directions, and they present you with an exciting range of understanding and knowledge to enhance your own practice ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The ideas and resources in this book come from many different places There are so many people to thank that I don’t know where to start Inevitably I will forget some people, and I am truly sorry for that Let’s begin by thanking all of my friends and colleagues from the Poetics and Linguistics Association, but in particular Billy Clark and Alison Gibbons for their advice and support Thanks too to series editor Graeme Harper for his dedication to the cause I also owe huge thanks to current and former colleagues at the University of Kent: Patricia Debney, for inspiration and poetry; Nancy Gaffield, for ideas, exercises and more poetry; and Amy Sackville, for allowing me a forum to talk about some of this stuff And thanks to my writing partner and friend Greg Lawrence – a magnificent writerandreader who makes things happen And of course, this book would not exist without the constant inspiration, magic, joy, riotous laughter and enthusiasm of my students You know who you are Thank you You all rule