A writer's guide to fiction
By: Elizabeth Lyon.
Edition: 1st Perigee ed.
Series: Writer's compass
Publisher: Perigee
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Fiction -- Authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Fiction -- Technique -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Creative writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes: "A Perigree book."
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: North: Getting your bearings; title: The lay of the land; title: Finding the characters for your story; title: Finding a map for your story; title: Heroes and heroines; title: First steps; title: Deepening your characters; title: Casting characters for story and plot; title: Mapping from A to B to Z; title: Narration and visuals: setting, description, and imagery; title: Finding your gait; title: Ending steps; title: South: Troubleshooting and problem-solving; title: Problems of characterization, structure, technique, and style; title: East: Your rising star; title: Learning to market; title: West: Refining your vision; title: New horizons.