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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
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