Building Fiction: How to Develop Plot and Structure
Short story writer and novelist Kercheval (The Museum of Happiness, LJ 10/15/93) compares writing fiction to designing a house. All the pieces must come together and form a whole structure to achieve a desired effect. Kercheval's first nine chapters cover basics such as finding ideas, beginning a story, characterization, and revision. The final three chapters talk about specific forms like the novel, short story, and experimental writing. Each chapter ends with a set of exercises to help students understand and practice the concepts explained. A well-written and useful work with pertinent examples from Kercheval's own writing and other popular fiction as well as classic authors such as Hemingway and Austen; recommended for public libraries.?Lisa J. Cihlar, Winfield P.L., Ill.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.