TY - BOOK AU - Whiteley,Carol TI - The everything creative writing book: all you need to know to write a novel, short story, screenplay, poem, or article T2 - The everything series SN - 1580626475 (pbk.) AV - PE1408 .W478 2002 PY - 2002/// CY - Avon, Mass. PB - Adams Media Corp. KW - English language KW - Rhetoric KW - Creative writing N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter 1. Preparing to Write -- Chapter 2. The Short Story -- Chapter 3. The Novel -- Chapter 4. Books for Prereaders -- Chapter 5. Books for Children and Young Adults -- Chapter 6. The Screenplay -- Chapter 7. Functional Nonfiction -- Chapter 8. Literary Nonfiction -- Chapter 9. Poetry -- Chapter 10. Getting Ideas --Chapter 11. Planning -- Chapter 12. Researching -- Chapter 13. Organizing -- Chapter 14. Drafting -- Chapter 15. Editing -- Chapter 16. Evaluating -- Chapter 17. Rhetorical Devices -- Chapter 18. Word Usage Pitfalls -- Chapter 19. Overcoming Writer's Block -- Chapter 20. Working with Others -- Chapter 21. Getting Published -- Appendix A Writing Samples. N2 - "The Everything Creative Writing Book" explains in simple terms how to express ideas correctly. This easy-to-follow reference teaches readers the basics of good writing and how to develop a writing style ER -