How to Write Fiction (And Think About It)

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

Av Robert Graham

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If you are a writer of fiction, this practical handbook will teach you how to acquire your own writer's tool-box. Here you will learn all about developing your craft. The wide-ranging exploration of fiction-writing skills contains many unique features, such as the focus on reflective learning and tuition on advanced skills including foreshadowing, transitions and producing short story cycles. Throughout, the approach is centred on 3 kinds of activity:- Examining the theory of particular fiction writing skills.- Analysing the practice of these skills in examples of published work.- Practising the use of skills in fiction-writing exercises.What makes this guide so distinctive, though, is the way it consistently asks you to reflect on your work, and stresses the importance of being able to articulate the processes of writing.Packed with wisdom about the art of fiction and filled with writing exercises, How to Write Fiction (and Think about It) examines the work of today's finest authors to teach you everything you need to know about writing short stories or longer fiction. Whether you are a student, a would-be professional author, or a general reader who simply likes to write for pleasure, this guide will equip you with a portfolio of key fiction-writing skills.

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Utgivningsdatum2006-10-30
Mått138 x 216 x 19 mm
Vikt472 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor280
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781403993144

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Notes on ContributorsIntroductionWriting BurstsPART 1: HOW A WRITER WORKSHow A Writer WorksMaking Notes500-word Story Project: Person, Place, ProblemKeeping JournalsHow To Read As A Writer + Reflection Project: The Writer ReadingReflection Project 2: Reading As A WriterPART 2: HOW TO WRITE SHORT STORIESA Brief Tour Around The Short StoryThe Distance Between: Author, Narrator, Reader and Point of ViewCharacters; H.NewallLiving Elsewhere: PlotScenesDialogueSettingEpiphany1000-word Story Project: Family PlotPART 3: HOW TO REDRAFTRedrafting 1: EditingPage DesignPeer AppraisalWriter's WorkshopsRedrafting 2: RevisingPART 4: HOW TO MANAGE FICTIONAL TIMESome Notes On Handling Time In Fiction; J.FrielForeshadowingTransitionsCrossing Timelines and Breaking Rules; H.LeachPART 5: HOW TO WRITE WITH STYLEMeaning Sense and ClarityDescription; U.HurleySentences2000-word Story Project: Dental SurgeryPART 6: DEVELOPING YOUR FICTIONDemons and Angels: Using a Persona; J.NewmanLooking For The Drama; U.Hurley3000-word Story Project: Literary RevisionThe Longer StoryStory Project: The Longer StoryThe Short Story CycleStory Project: The Short Story CycleStructure What Is It Good For?; G.CreerReflection Project 3: Where You Are Up To NowAFTERWORDHow To Go the DistanceBibliographyIndex.