Writing in General and the Short Story in Particular: An Informal Textbook - Hardcover

Hills, L. Rust

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0395442559 ISBN 13: 9780395442555

Publisher: Orion Hardbacks, 1988

Synopsis

A practical guide to the craft of short fiction explores such essential problems as motivation, character, plot, flashback, foreshadowing, and the techniques of suspense

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"Admirable, wise, and comradely." -- John Leggett

"Every aspiring fiction writer ought to read this." --WRITER'S DIGEST

"When ÝHills¨ writes about writing, we should all pay close attention." -- Richard Yates

" Admirable, wise, and comradely." -- John Leggett

" When [Hills] writes about writing, we should all pay close attention." -- Richard Yates

& quot; Admirable, wise, and comradely.& quot; -- John Leggett

& quot; When [Hills] writes about writing, we should all pay close attention.& quot; -- Richard Yates

When [Hills] writes about writing, we should all pay close attention. -- Richard Yates
Admirable, wise, and comradely. -- John Leggett
"Every aspiring fiction writer ought to read this." --WRITER'S DIGEST"

"When [Hills] writes about writing, we should all pay close attention." -- Richard Yates

"Admirable, wise, and comradely." -- John Leggett

"Every aspiring fiction writer ought to read this." --WRITER'S DIGEST

Synopsis

Here is a practical guide to writing short stories that explains all the essential techniques of fiction - from character and plot to flashback and foreshadowing - in a way that is both understandable and useful to the beginning writer. Long considered a classic in the field, WRITING IN GENERAL is t

Edition details

• Publisher: Orion Hardbacks
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395442559
• ISBN 13: 9780395442555
• Binding: Hardcover