Creating Short Fiction

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Call Number: 808.31 Kn
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Developing your talent as a writer -- Idea into story -- Beginning a story -- Controlling a story -- Finishing a story -- Being a writer.
Distilled from decades of teaching and practice, Creating Short Fiction offers no-nonsense advice on structure, pacing, dialogue, getting ideas, and much more. It includes examples and exercises that have proved their extraordinary effectiveness in classrooms and workshops everywhere. Creating Short Fiction is a timeless classic that brims with priceless advice for anyone interested in writing short stories.

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Great reflections on writing short fiction submitted by shzh on June 25, 2023, 5:00pm In parts analytical and realistic, other parts funny and playful about the creative process. Especially liked his chapter on how he works with his 'subconscious'/idea-generating mind, whom he calls "Fred."