Lisa Goldman

The No Rules Handbook for Writers (eBook, ePUB)

(Know the Rules So You Can Break Them)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Shortlisted as one of The Stage's top 10 training books of 2012

The No Rules Handbook for Writers is a timely, creative and refreshing antidote to prescriptive guides for writers. It will inspire playwrights, screenwriters and novelists; offer fresh insights toteachers, editors, dramaturgs, directors and producers.

Lisa Goldman takes 40 established conventions of creative writing. She explores why these rules persist, how to master them, bend or break them and why the most important rules to overturn are your own. The book weaves together industry experiences, psychological observations and inspirational tips. With practical advice from 40 rule-breaking writers:

Hassan Abdulrazzak, Oladipo Agboluaje, Ronan Bennett, Sita Bramachari, Trevor Byrne, Anthony Cartwright, Matthew Greenhalgh, Tanika Gupta, Neil Hunter, M.J. Hyland, Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti, Dennis Kelly, Bryony Lavery, Chris Paling, Stacy Makishi, Neel Mukherjee, Hattie Naylor, Anthony Neilson, Kim Noble, Tom Palmer, Lucy Prebble, Philip Ridley, Paul Sirett, Edmund White, Roy Williams.

The No Rules Handbook for Writers will be a valuable read for anyone curious about the craft, context and process of writing.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781849433013
• Artikelnr.: 49871945

Autorenporträt

Lisa Goldman is a writer, dramaturg and director. Her NT Connections play Cable Street is now in development with BFI as a feature film. Other plays include Remedy (Attachment National Studio 2022) and Hoxton Story (2005). Her first short story 'Easy Peelers' was published last year in Mainstream anthology (2021). Her children's novel was shortlisted for Penguin Write Now 2020. Lisa is author of The No Rules Handbook for Writers (Bloomsbury) and runs a script consultancy. The plays she has developed have won or been listed for every UK playwriting award. Lisa has worked in seventeen countries (including Iran, Turkey and Brazil). She has designed and taught MA modules in writing and dramaturgy at Essex University; RADA; City, University of London and UAL. Lisa was Artistic Director and joint Chief Executive of the Red Room (1995-2006) and Soho Theatre (2006-10). In 1995 she created the theatre for new work above the Lion and Unicorn. She has developed and directed dozens of acclaimed UK premieres including at Soho Theatre: Baghdad Wedding (also BBC Radio 3 Sunday play); Piranha Heights; Leaves of Glass; Shraddha; This Isn't Romance (also BBC Radio 3 The Wire); Poor Polish Speaking Romanians (co-translated with Paul Sirett); Everything Must Go; Playing Fields. At Live Theatre: Inheritance. At Bush and Traverse and international tour: The Bogus Woman (also BBC Radio 4 Saturday Play); Bites; Stitching (Producer). At Coventry Belgrade: Behud; At BAC: Made in England; Sunspots; Obsession; Surfing; Ex; Seeing Red. At Theatre Royal Stratford East: Dangerous Lady.