Maggie Hamand is a novelist, non-fiction author and journalist. In 1998, Maggie founded the hugely successful Complete Creative Writing Course at the Groucho Club in London, and has been teaching there since: her students have included many published authors. She is the author of two novels, The Resurrection of the Body and The Rocket Man.

Introduction. Part I: Getting Started. Chapter 1: You and Your Writing. Chapter 2: Getting into the Write Mind. Chapter 3: Finding Material to Work With. Part II: Introducing the Elements of Creative Writing. Chapter 4: Creating Characters. Chapter 5: Discovering Dialogue. Chapter 6: Choosing a Narrator. Chapter 7: Describing Your World. Chapter 8: Plotting Your Way. Chapter 9: Creating a Structure. Chapter 10: Rewriting and Editing. Part III: Writing Fiction. Chapter 11: When Less is More: Crafting Short Stories. Chapter 12: Writing the Novel. Chapter 13: Once Upon a Time: Writing for Children. Chapter 14: Penning Plays. Chapter 15: Writing Screenplays. Chapter 16: Rhymes and Reasons: Writing Poetry. Part IV: Exploring Non-Fiction. Chapter 17: Breaking into Journalism. Chapter 18: Writing from Life. Chapter 19: Crafting Narrative Non-Fiction. Chapter 20: Travel Writing: Tales for Armchair Explorers. Chapter 21: All About Blogging. Part V: Finding an Audience. Chapter 22: Finding Professionals to Publish Your Book. Chapter 23: Becoming a Professional. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 24: Ten Top Tips for Writers. Chapter 25: Ten Ways to Get Noticed. Chapter 26: Ten Pieces of Writing to Inspire You. Index.