Author: Amy Liao

This textbook explores the fundamental components of creative writing, including character development, plot structure, and stylistic techniques. It offers practical exercises to enhance creativity and refine writing skills in dedicated sections on fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.

This resource integrates literature study with critical thinking and writing skills, encouraging students to engage deeply with texts. It covers fiction, poetry, and plays and provides strategies for literary analysis and literary criticism.

This text aims to refine students’ literary analysis skills by emphasizing critical approaches and methods, preparing them for upper-division literature courses. The course focuses on techniques in literary research, enabling students to apply researched, critical perspectives to a variety of texts.