Art of Brevity

Crafting the Very Short Story

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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With increased compression, every word, every sentence matters more. A writer must learn how to form narratives around caesuras and crevices instead of strings of connections, to move a story through the symbolic weight of images, to master the power of suggestion.With elegant prose, deep readings of other writers, and scaffolded writing exercises, The Art of Brevity takes the reader on a lyrical exploration of compact storytelling, guiding readers to heighten their awareness of not only what appears on the page but also what doesn't.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-02-28
Mått132 x 208 x 11 mm
Vikt272 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor184
FörlagUniversity of New Mexico Press
MedarbetareGiddings,Megan
ISBN9780826364739

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ForewordMegan GiddingsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. Going Long. Going Short.Chapter 1. Thirteen Ways of Looking at Flash FictionChapter 2. The Freedom of ConstraintsChapter 3. Telling a Story in FragmentsChapter 4. The Erotics of BrevityChapter 5. Context: How Much Is Enough?Chapter 6. The Fullness of OmissionChapter 7. White SpacesChapter 8. Plotting in Miniature (and with a Slant)Chapter 9. Writing Characters in Fleeting ProfileChapter 10. Writing for the EssenceChapter 11. The Sounds of SilenceChapter 12. Found Objects, Found StoriesChapter 13. Story as CollageChapter 14. Going Small to Go Big: The Art of ExpansionChapter 15. Going Small to Go SmallChapter 16. The Poetics of BrevityChapter 17. Is It Poetry or Prose?Chapter 18. How Short Can You Go?Chapter 19. The Mot JusteChapter 20. The SentenceChapter 21. The ParagraphChapter 22. The TitleChapter 23. The "Flash Novel" and the NovellaChapter 24. EndingsPostscriptOne More PostscriptFlashings: Quotes on Writing ShortAppendix. Gleanings from The Art of Brevity