UNCW Creative Writing Department http://www.uncw.edu/writers/
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"Like a child at play, the creative writer expends his emotion (libido energy) into a world of make-believe. In serious fantasy he fulfills his wishes without embarrassment, allowing his reader to do the same." Sigmund Freud
"Every child at play behaves like a creative writer, in that he creates a world of his own, or, rather, rearranges the things of his world in a new way which pleases him." Sigmund Freud
"All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they
had really happened, and after you
are finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to you and afterwards
it all belongs to you: the good and the bad, the ecstasy, the remorse and sorrow,
the people and the places and how the weather was. If you can get so that you
can give that to people, then you are a writer."
Hemingway - By-Line; "Old Newsman Writes: A Letter from Cuba"; (pg. 184)
The creative process, on the other hand, is much more elusive. It describes the process that artists engage in when they are creating something that did not previously exist. The creative process involves the student in decision making about content, genre, form, structure, language, theme, craft, and imagery. The end result is the creation of something new that has its own meaning.
The point at which various decisions are made will be different for each student and, possibly, for each project. Some students will make a decision (about form, for example) at the pre-writing stage and adhere to that decision. Another student might make a similar decision at the pre-writing stage and then change his or her mind several times during revision. Some decisions cannot be made until certain truths about the work become evident to the student. The process, then, is an organic process, and one that is unique to individual artists and students. It describes the complex interaction between the student and the work-in-progress.
Gertrude Stein said the following about writing: "... think of the writing in terms of discovery, which is to say that creation must take place between the pen and the paper, not before in a thought or afterwards in a recasting" (Preston, 1935).
| *Arranger | *Creative Director | *Orchestrator |
| *Associate Media Director | *Critic | *Patient Relations Specialist |
| *Author | *Crossword Puzzle Maker | *Playwright |
| *Biographer | *Editor | *Poet |
| *Book Reviewer | *Editorial Writer | *Program Proposals Coordinator |
| *Broadcast Supervisor | *Electronic Publishing | *Project Supervisor |
| *Columnist | *Fact Checker | *Proofreader |
| *Commentator | *Fundraiser | *Public Relations |
| *Composer | *Humorist | *Publications Specialist |
| *Continuity Writer | *Librettist | *Publicity Assistant |
| *Copy Editor | *Lobbyist | *Publicity Director |
| *Copywriter | *Lyricist | *Reporter |
| *Sales Service Promoter | *Medical Writer | *Researcher |
| *Science Writer | *Spokesperson | *Teacher |
| *Screen Printing Inspector | *Staff Writer | *Technical Writer |
| *Screenplay Writer | *Story Editor | *Trainer |
| *Speech Writer | *Supervisor, Properties | *Volunteer Coordinator |
 Highly
imaginative |
Self-disciplined |
Able
to work with deadlines |
| Persistent |
Self-motivated |
Observant |
| Organized |
Open
to criticism |
Strong
communication |
| Individually
expressive |
Proficient
in editing |
Proficient
in close reading |
| Proficient
in Interpretive Reading |
Proficient
in Critiquing |
Proficient
in Research |
| Proficient
in Grammar |
Proficient
in Word Processing |
Proficient
in fiction, non - fiction & poetry writing |
JOB LISTINGS / JOB SEARCH
The Write Jobs www.writerswrite.com/jobs
Writing World http://www.writing-world.com
MonsterTRAK http://www.monstertrak.com
Writers Write http://www.writerswrite.com
WritingClasses.com http://www.writingclasses.com
Creative Writing - Universal Class http://home.universalclass.com/arts/creativewriting/jobs/viewjobs.htm
CAREER PLANNING AND INFORMATION
Creative Writing Jobs and Salary Information http://www.resumegenie.com/jobs.asp?job=Creative%20Writing
Occupational Outlook Handbook http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos089.htm
About.com: publishing resources http://publishing.about.com/arts/publishing/?once=true&
ORGANIZATIONS & ASSOCIATIONS
Association of American Publishers www.publishers.org
Association of Authors and Publishers www.authorsandpublishers.org
Association of Directory of Publishers www.adp.org
Associated Writing Programs: Services for writers and teachers http://awpwriter.org
North Carolina Writers' Network http://www.ncwriters.org
Southeastern Writers Association http://www.southeasternwriters.com
Sherwood Anderson Foundation http://www.urich.edu/~journalm/sahome.html
Modern Language Association http://www.mla.org/
MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES
UNCW
Post-Graduate Survey
Artist resource http://www.artistresource.org/
City and Regional Magazine Publishers www.citymag.org
Educational Paperback Association www.edupaperback.org
International Publishers Association www.ipa-uie.org
Magazine Publishers of America www.magazine.org
National Newspaper Publishing Association www.nnpa.org
National Writers Union www.nwu.org/nwuhome.htm
Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network www.spawn.org
Small Publishers Association of North America http://spannet.org
Book Binders West: Industry Resources www.bookbuilders.org/Res-electronic.html
Directory of Publishers and Vendors www.library.vanderbilt.edu/law/acqs/pubr.html
Editors and Publishers www.medianinfo.com
Media Week www.mediaweek.com
Audio Book Industry http://publishing.about.com/cs/audiobooks/index.htm
Board Game Publishers http://boardgames.about.com
Business Book Publishers http://publishing.about.com/cs/businessbooks.htm
Children's Book Publishers http://publishing.about.com/cs/publishers1/index.htm
Publishers Weekly www.publishersweekly.com
Creative writing classes and coaching http://www.writeyournovelnow.com
The Fiction Writer's Journey http://www.emilyhanlon.com
Cacoethes Scribendi Creative Writing Workshop http://www.geocities.com/katrinko
4Writers.com http://4writers.4anything.com/home
Web links to literary magazines:
Columbia: A Journal
of Fiction and Poetry
Georgia Review
Glimmer Train Stories Kenyon Review
The Literary Review
Michigan Quarterly Review
Mississippi Review
Missouri Review
New England Review
Ploughshares
Quarterly West
Sundog: The Southeast Review
Zoethrope: All Story
Links to other resources:
http://www.ksu.edu/english/links.html
Creative writing, web style http://personalweb.about.com/internet/personalweb/library/weekly/aa032700a.htm
Literary Marketplace http://www.literarymarketplace.com/lmp/us/index_us.asp
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