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Writing fiction : a guide to narrative craft / Janet Burroway ; with Elizabeth Stuckey-French and Ned Stuckey-French.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishingPublisher: Chicago ; The University of Chicago Press, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Tenth editionDescription: xvii, 236 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780226616551
  • 022661655X
  • 9780226616698
  • 022661669X
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 808.3 .B972 2019
LOC classification:
  • PN3355 .B79 2019
Contents:
Preface -- Whatever works: the writing process -- Seeing is believing: showing and telling -- Building character: characterization, part I -- The flesh made word: characterization, part II -- Long ago and far away: fictional setting -- The tower and the net: plot and structure -- Call me Ishmael: point of view -- Is and is not: comparison -- Play it again, Sam: revision and theme
Summary: "Writing Fiction is more accessible than ever for writers of all levels--inside or outside the classroom. Burroway's tone is personal and nonprescriptive, welcoming learning writers into the community of practiced storytellers. Moving from freewriting to final revision, she addresses "showing not telling," characterization, dialogue, atmosphere, plot, imagery, and point of view. Her advice--practical, comprehensive, and flexible--is bolstered by examples and quotations from today's best and best known creators of novels and short stories. Each chapter ends with lists of writing prompts--many new to this edition--and recommended readings that exemplify the craft elements discussed." --Publisher's description
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Includes index

Preface -- Whatever works: the writing process -- Seeing is believing: showing and telling -- Building character: characterization, part I -- The flesh made word: characterization, part II -- Long ago and far away: fictional setting -- The tower and the net: plot and structure -- Call me Ishmael: point of view -- Is and is not: comparison -- Play it again, Sam: revision and theme

"Writing Fiction is more accessible than ever for writers of all levels--inside or outside the classroom. Burroway's tone is personal and nonprescriptive, welcoming learning writers into the community of practiced storytellers. Moving from freewriting to final revision, she addresses "showing not telling," characterization, dialogue, atmosphere, plot, imagery, and point of view. Her advice--practical, comprehensive, and flexible--is bolstered by examples and quotations from today's best and best known creators of novels and short stories. Each chapter ends with lists of writing prompts--many new to this edition--and recommended readings that exemplify the craft elements discussed." --Publisher's description

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