Shaping the Story: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Short Fiction
Shaping the Story teaches beginning fiction writers to hone their craft with a unique step-by-step approach to writing a short story. Stepping writers through an interlocking set of twelve easy-to-follow exercises Shaping the Story helps the beginning fiction writer understand the ways a short story changes and grows as it moves from its often-vague beginnings through a satisfying ending. As writers step through the process, they learn about development of theme, point of view, voice, setting, character, dialogue, scene, plot, the treatment of time, and the crafting of satisfying endings.  Those interested in learning to write short stories.