Alone with All That Could Happen: Rethinking Conventional Wisdom About the Craft of Fiction - Hardcover

Jauss, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1582975388 ISBN 13: 9781582975382

Publisher: Writer's Digest Books, 2008

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About this title

Synopsis:

In "Alone With All That Could Happen", award-winning author and respected creative writing professor David Jauss addresses overlooked and commonly misunderstood fiction-writing topics, offering practical information and advice that will help writers make smart, creative and technical decisions about such topics as: using autobiographic elements in fiction; manipulating narrative distance via point of view; taking advantage of the virtues of the present tense (and avoiding its vices); and, building a connected and inviting short story collection.In one thought-provoking chapter after another, Jauss sorts through unique fiction-writing conundrums, including how to write those exquisite quiet corners that resonate in all great works of fiction, where truth and fabrication intersect in a way that's far more powerful, far more telling than the obvious "write what you know" approach that's so often preached.

About the Author:

David Jauss is an award-winning fiction writer, poet, and essayist. He has been teaching creative writing for more than thirty years and speaks regularly at writing conferences. He is currently a professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

About this edition

• Publisher: Writer's Digest Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1582975388
• ISBN 13: 9781582975382
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256