The Future for Creative Writing

This is a compelling look at the current state and future direction of creative writing by a preeminent scholar in the field.
Explores the practice of creative writing, its place in the world, and its impact on individuals and communitiesConsiders the process of creative writing as an art form and as a mode of communicationExamines how new technology, notably the internet and cell phones, is changing the ways in which creative work is undertaken and producedAddresses such topics as writing as a cultural production, the education of a creative writer, the changing nature of communication, and different attitudes to empowerment