Fundamental Scientific Library of NAS RA

The psychology of creative writing /

The psychology of creative writing / ed. by Scott Barry Kaufman, James C. Kaufman. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - xxiv, 382 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The personalities of creative writers / Jane Piirto ; The creative writer, dysphoric rumination, and locus of control / Samaneh Pourjalali, E.M. Skrzynecky, and James C. Kaufman ; "The more I write, the better I write, and the better I feel about myself" : mood variability and mood regulation in student journalists and creative writers / Adèle Kohanyi ; Characteristics of eminent screenwriters : who are those guys? / Steven R. Pritzker and David Jung McGarva ; The tears of a clown : understanding comedy writers / Scott Barry Kaufman and Aaron Kozbelt ; The evolution of creative writing / Daniel Nettle ; Literary creativity and physiognomy : expressiveness in writers, readers, and literature / Martin S. Lindauer ; The literary genius of William Shakespeare : empirical studies of his dramatic and poetic creativity / Dean Keith Simonton ; In search of the writer's creative process / Todd Lubart ; Writing as a collaborative act / R. Keith Sawyer ; Writing as an interaction with ideas / Mark A. Runco ; Creative cognition in science fiction and fantasy writing / Thomas B. Ward and E. Thomas Lawson ; Writing in flow / Susan K. Perry ; Writer's block and blocked writers : using natural imagery to enhance creativity / Jerome L. Singer and Michael V. Barrios ; Pretend play, emotional processes, and developing narratives / Sandra W. Russ ; The healing powers of expressive writing / Janel D. Sexton and James W. Pennebaker ; How rewards and evaluations can undermine creativity (and how to prevent this) / John Baer and Sharon S. McKool ; Teaching writing by demythologizing creativity / Grace R. Waitman and Jonathan A. Plucker ; Creation and response : wellspring to evaluation / Genevieve E. Chandler and Pat Schneider ; Fostering creative writing : challenges faced by Chinese learners / Ai-Girl Tan ; Putting the parts together : an integrative look at the psychology of creative writing / Scott Barry Kaufman and James C. Kaufman.

9780521881647 0521881641 9780521707824 (pbk.) 052170782X (pbk.)


Creative writing (Higher education)--Psychological aspects.
English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching--Psychological aspects.
Rhetoric and psychology.


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