Method and Madness: The Making of a Story - Softcover

Laplante, Alice

 
9780393928174: Method and Madness: The Making of a Story

Synopsis

Method and Madness takes its title from Hamlet: Though this be madness, yet there is method int. Comprehensive and accessible, it provides guidelines to all aspects of fiction writing, from generating ideas to getting published. With a wealth of imaginative yet practical exercises and 39 storiesthe most in any guide to fiction writingMethod and Madness offers friendly, down-to-earth instruction in the art and craft of fiction.

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About the Author

Alice LaPlante teaches creative writing at San Francisco State University and Stanford University, where she is a former Wallace Stegner Fellow. Her fiction has been published in the Southwest Review, Epoch, and Stanford Magazine, and her nonfiction has been published in Discover, BusinessWeek, and the San Jose Mercury News, among other publications. She lives in Palo Alto, California.

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