Plotting the Short Story (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Grabfield, Joseph P.

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ISBN 10 : 1330787986 ISBN 13 : 9781330787984

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Turn ideas into a tight, well-structured short story with clear arc and balanced length.

This nonfiction guide shows practical methods to shape a story idea into a finished draft. It emphasizes keeping word length within a sensible range, weighing each plot part, and revising toward UNITY and PROPORTION. Readers learn how to map a germ into a working plot, and how to open a story in a way that fits a short format without losing momentum.

Written for aspiring writers, the book uses step-by-step examples to illustrate how a plot is built and how different sections connect. It covers choosing between simple and more complex plots, and it explains how early decisions about opening, suspense, crisis, and climax influence the final piece. The goal is to help you finish drafts that feel balanced and compelling.

• How to assess the plot as a whole and decide the least number of words needed.
• Ways to develop a plot from a germ into a working sequence with clear transitions.
• Techniques for opening a story by jumping into action while signaling what the story is about.
• Guidance on keeping a short story focused, with practical examples and revisions.

Ideal for readers who want a clear, practical path from idea to draft, with emphasis on pace, length, and narrative unity.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Plotting the Short Story

A comprehensive system of plot development, and an adequate supply of material to draw from, are almost indispensable to the writer who turns out a large number of stories each year, and to the occasional scribbler who has little knowledge of plot, form and structure it is of even greater value. Years of experience as a writer, literary critic and student of the short story have brought out these facts: The writer who is "long" on writing is generally "short" on ideas, and an inadequate knowledge of the plot and its development causes more aspiring authors to fail than any other one thing.

Most beginners seem to have the idea that the writing game is a very easy game to play, as easy as ping-pong, for instance. A few of them have acquired a fair education; others, not so fortunate, are equipped with nothing but a gnawing desire to write, and on first appearances it seems to them that it should prove to be a very simple matter to weave their ideas into readable stories.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330787986
• ISBN 13: 9781330787984
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 98
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