num_pages: 209
description: Distilled from decades of teaching and practice, this book offers clear and direct advice on structure, pacing, dialogue, getting ideas, working with the unconscious, and more. Newly revised and expanded for this Third Edition, Creating Short Fiction is a popular and widely trusted guide to writing short stories of originality, durability, and quality. Celebrated short-story author and writing instructor Knight also includes many examples and exercises that have been effective in classrooms and workshops everywhere.
language: None
title: Creating Short Fiction: The Classic Guide to Writing Short Fiction
titlecomplete: Creating Short Fiction: The Classic Guide to Writing Short Fiction
genres: Self Help, Books About Books, Short Stories, Reference, Literature, Writing, Crafts, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 748
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin