The Technique of Fiction Writing (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Robert Saunders Dowst

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 133232245X ISBN 13 : 9781332322459

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Master the craft of fiction with clear, practical steps to plan, structure, and polish a story. This guide emphasizes shaping and revising your ideas before writing, balancing personality, events, and setting, and carefully aligning style with the needs of the plot.

Readers will find structured techniques divided into concept development, constructive plotting, and executive writing. The text explains how to present compelling conflicts, develop believable characters, and use description and atmosphere to support the story—without sacrificing immediacy or clarity. It also covers revision strategies and how to maintain a consistent voice from start to finish.

• How to find and refine a story concept with clear goals and viewpoint


• Ways to arrange events for a natural build toward a satisfying climax


• Techniques for describing setting and action to add realism


• Guidance on revising and maintaining consistent style

Ideal for aspiring writers and readers of practical fiction-writing guides who want to build solid, craft‑driven storytelling.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

“One cannot dabble long at architecture or the graphic arts without gaining keen realization of the fact that conception in its elaborative aspects is as much a part and phase of technique as the executive handling of materials. But the art of literature, and, more narrowly, the art of fiction, deal with materials other than those employed in the other arts; words, not colors or marble, nor yet sounds, are the resource of the story teller to precipitate his conception in enduring form; and words are at once frank and mysterious things.”

Introduction I. The Writer Himself II. The Choice of Matter III. Conceptive Technique: Story Types IV. Conceptive Technique: Plot and Situation V. Constructive Technique of Narration VI. Executive Technique of Narration VII. Executive Technique of Narration (Continued) VIII. Description IX. Speech X. Portrayal of Character XI. Atmosphere XII. The Short Story XIII. The Novel XIV. Conclusion Appendix

“Many books have been written on fiction technique, and the chief excuse for the present addition to the number is the complexity of the subject. Its range is so wide, it calls for so many and so different capacities in one attempting to discuss it, that a new work has more than a chance to meet at least two or three deficiencies in all other treatments.

“I believe that the chief deficiency in most works on fiction technique is that the author unconsciously has slipped from the viewpoint of a writer of a story to that of a reader. Now a reader without intention to try his own hand at the game is not playing fair in studying technique, and a book on technique has no business to entertain him. Accordingly, I have striven to keep to the viewpoint of one who seeks to learn how to write stories, and have made no attempt to analyze the work of masters of fiction for the sake of the analysis alone. Such analysis is interesting to make, and also interesting to read, but it is not directly profitable to the writer. It is indirectly profitable, of course, but it will give very little direct aid to one who has a definite story idea and wishes to be told the things he must consider in developing it and writing the story, or to one who wishes to be told roughly how he should go about the business of finding real stories. In fact, I believe that discussion and analysis of perfect work has a tendency to chill the enthusiasm of the beginning writer. What he chiefly needs is to be told the considerations he must hold in mind in conceiving, developing, and writing a story. The rest lies with his own abilities and capacities to work intelligently and to take pains.”

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 133232245X
• ISBN 13: 9781332322459
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 236
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