The Discipline of Novel-Writing: A Writer's Creativity Toolkit (Exegesis)
Author(s)
Primary Supervisor
Krauth, Nigel
Other Supervisors
West, Patrick
Year published
2011
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"The Discipline of Novel-Writing: A Writer's Creativity Toolkit" is a creative writing thesis in two parts: a draft novel centred on the contemporary Brisbane legal scene, titled "Six Minutes", and an exegesis which examines and addresses the scarcity of self-evaluative creative writing resources for writers aho are no longer novices.
The exegesis and toolkit evolved from my search for answers to complex, common, but little-understood writing problems which I had encountered while producing "Six Minutes".
By overlaying the legal world onto the world of novel-writing, I show how a novelist builds a case, much like a lawyer ...
View more >"The Discipline of Novel-Writing: A Writer's Creativity Toolkit" is a creative writing thesis in two parts: a draft novel centred on the contemporary Brisbane legal scene, titled "Six Minutes", and an exegesis which examines and addresses the scarcity of self-evaluative creative writing resources for writers aho are no longer novices. The exegesis and toolkit evolved from my search for answers to complex, common, but little-understood writing problems which I had encountered while producing "Six Minutes". By overlaying the legal world onto the world of novel-writing, I show how a novelist builds a case, much like a lawyer does. A number of aspects of my toolkit are generated out of appropriations from legal thinking practice. An interesting irony, therefore, is that my novelistic interrogation of misbehaviour in a law firm uses the tools of the legal world against itself.
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View more >"The Discipline of Novel-Writing: A Writer's Creativity Toolkit" is a creative writing thesis in two parts: a draft novel centred on the contemporary Brisbane legal scene, titled "Six Minutes", and an exegesis which examines and addresses the scarcity of self-evaluative creative writing resources for writers aho are no longer novices. The exegesis and toolkit evolved from my search for answers to complex, common, but little-understood writing problems which I had encountered while producing "Six Minutes". By overlaying the legal world onto the world of novel-writing, I show how a novelist builds a case, much like a lawyer does. A number of aspects of my toolkit are generated out of appropriations from legal thinking practice. An interesting irony, therefore, is that my novelistic interrogation of misbehaviour in a law firm uses the tools of the legal world against itself.
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Thesis Type
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Degree Program
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School
School of Humanities
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The author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
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Public
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This thesis has been scanned.
Subject
Novel writing
Writer's creativity