num_pages: 261
description: Writing successful fiction is a balance between trusting one's own instincts and making the right conscious choices. In By Cunning &amp; Craft, award-winning novelist and short-story writer Peter Selgin shows you how to combine the instinctive process of creation with sound technical ingenuity.With precise instruction and examples from classic and best-selling works, this authoritative guide helps you master all the essential fiction-writing elements.Whether you're facing the blank pages of a first draft or trying to revise a completed manuscript, By Cunning &amp; Craft provides you with the guidance you need to outfox common writing pitfalls and make sure your work isn't wanting in wit - or perfection.
language: English
title: By Cunning & Craft: Sound Advice and Practical Wisdom for Fiction Writers
titlecomplete: By Cunning & Craft: Sound Advice and Practical Wisdom for Fiction Writers
genres: Writing, Crafts, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 147
publisher: Writers Digest Books