Introduction

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book explores the main genres of fiction, poetry and life writing. It features a number of inspiring writing exercises to enable us to practise these methods ourselves. The writing exercises will encourage us to experiment with a broad variety of approaches, helping us to discover our strengths as a writer and generate new material. Writers and teachers can use the Workbook as a resource to dip into as needed. Creative Writing teaching can sometimes engage with challenging subject matter, spanning a range of human emotions and experiences.