How to Write Fiction (And Think About It) - Softcover

Graham, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1403993157 ISBN 13: 9781403993151

Publisher: Palgrave, 2006

Synopsis

This wide-ranging handbook is aimed at students who want to develop their fiction writing skills. Imaginative and accessible, this companionable handbook is clearly and innovatively structured around the processes and techniques of developing writing. It

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Review:

Very friendly and direct, and full of practical insights.' - Jenny Newman, University of Nottingham, UK

From the Back Cover:

If you are a writer of fiction, this practical handbook will teach you how to acquire your own writer's tool-box. Here you will learn all about developing your craft. The wide-ranging exploration of fiction-writing skills contains many unique features, such as the focus on reflective learning and tuition on advanced skills including foreshadowing, transitions and producing short story cycles. Throughout, the approach is centred on three kinds of activity:

- examining the theory of particular fiction writing skills
- analysing the practice of these skills in examples of published work
- practising the use of skills in fiction-writing exercises.

What makes this guide so distinctive, though, is the way it consistently asks you to reflect on your work, and stresses the importance of being able to articulate the processes of writing.

Packed with wisdom about the art of fiction and filled with writing exercises, How To Write Fiction (And Think About It) examines the work of today's finest authors to teach you everything you need to know about writing short stories or longer fiction. Whether you are a student, a would-be professional author, or a general reader who simply likes to write for pleasure, this guide will equip you with a portfolio of key fiction-writing skills.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1403993157
• ISBN 13: 9781403993151
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280