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- Book Title
- A Short Story Writer's Companion
- Publication Date
- 2000-12-28
- Pages
- 208
- ISBN
- 9780195135558
- Subject Area
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Publication Name
- Short Story Writer's Companion
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 5.2 in
- Subject
- Composition & Creative Writing
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Weight
- 7.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 8 in
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195135555
ISBN-13
9780195135558
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1770341
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Short Story Writer's Companion
Subject
Composition & Creative Writing
Publication Year
2000
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
7.1 Oz
Item Length
5.2 in
Item Width
8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
00-033652
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"This is the best of its type ever written. Every aspiring fiction writer should have it on his/her shelf and consult it often."--Arnold Talentino, State University of New York at Cortland, "This is the best of its type ever written. Every aspiring fiction writer should have it on his/her shelf and consult it often."--Arnold Talentino, State University of New York at Cortland"A remarkable work--very insightful and honest."--Brian J. Benson, North Carolina A & T University, "A remarkable work--very insightful and honest."--Brian J. Benson, North Carolina A and T University
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
808.3/1
Table Of Content
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART ONE: FICTIONAL TRUTH AND SIGNIFICANT DETAILFictional TruthSignificant DetailPART TWO: THE ELEMENTS OF THE SHORT STORY AND ADVICE ON TECHNIQUE"We Are Our Desires": CharacterThe Eye of the Story: Point of ViewThe "Why?" Behind the Power of Plot: Shaping the Short Story"The Lesser Angels of Fiction": Setting and Time"The Connectedness of All Living Things": MetaphorThe Writer's Signature: VoicePART THREE: NOTS ON THE FICTION-WRITING PROCESSWrite a Short Story!"The Habit of Writing" by Andre DubusGalleys for "Snow Dreams" by Tom Bailey"Snow Dreams" by Tom BaileyA Last Companionable WordWorks ConsultedIndex
Synopsis
Ideal for anyone interested in writing short stories or for introductory courses in fiction writing, A Short Story Writer's Companion is a highly accessible guide to the craft of creating short fiction. Written in an engaging style, this book enables beginning writers to recognize what works in writing short stories, what doesn't, and why. Part One of A Short Story Writer's Companion discusses fictional truth and significant detail, helpingstudents of the form to make good sense of the often taught creative writing maxim, "Show, don't tell!" Part Two delves into the elements of fiction: character, point of view, plot, setting and time, metaphor, and voice. Theauthor uses specific examples from a variety of widely anthologized short stories to demonstrate how each component functions as a part of the whole and offers advice on the techniques of using each of the elements successfully. Part Three closely examines the fiction-writing process and helps guide writers who may never have written a short story before through drafting, revising, and polishing short stories of their own., A Short Story Writer's Companion is a concise, practical handbook for students enrolled in creative writing courses focused on short fiction and for all would-be writers who want to improve their knowledge of the structural and technical aspects of short story writing. The text is adapted from the author's previous book: On Writing Short Stories., Ideal for anyone interested in writing short stories or for introductory courses in fiction writing, A Short Story Writer's Companion is a highly accessible guide to the craft of creating short fiction. Written in an engaging style, this book enables beginning writers to recognize what works in writing short stories, what doesn't, and why. Part One of A Short Story Writer's Companion discusses fictional truth and significant detail, helping students of the form to make good sense of the often taught creative writing maxim, "Show, don't tell!" Part Two delves into the elements of fiction: character, point of view, plot, setting and time, metaphor, and voice. The author uses specific examples from a variety of widely anthologized short stories to demonstrate how each component functions as a part of the whole and offers advice on the techniques of using each of the elements successfully. Part Three closely examines the fiction-writing process and helps guide writers who may never have written a short story before through drafting, revising, and polishing short stories of their own., Ideal for anyone interested in writing short stories or for introductory courses in fiction writing, A Short Story Writer's Companion is a highly accessible guide to the craft of creating short fiction. Written in an engaging style, this book enables beginning writers to recognize what works in writing short stories, what doesn't, and why. Part One of A Short Story Writer's Companion discusses fictional truth and significant detail, helping students of the form to make good sense of the often taught creative writing maxim, "Show, don't tell " Part Two delves into the elements of fiction: character, point of view, plot, setting and time, metaphor, and voice. The author uses specific examples from a variety of widely anthologized short stories to demonstrate how each component functions as a part of the whole and offers advice on the techniques of using each of the elements successfully. Part Three closely examines the fiction-writing process and helps guide writers who may never have written a short story before through drafting, revising, and polishing short stories of their own.
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PN3373.B14 2001
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Copyright Date
2001
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