A Short Story Writer's Companion - Couverture souple

Bailey

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0195135555 ISBN 13 : 9780195135558

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 2000

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, 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.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195135555
• ISBN 13: 9780195135558
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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