Title: Writing Fiction
Subtitle: A Guide to Narrative Craft
First published: 1982
Description: The most widely used and respected text in its field, Writing Fiction, 7e by novelists Janet Burroway and Elizabeth Stuckey-French guides the novice story writer from first inspiration to final revision by providing practical writing techniques and concrete examples. Written in a tone that is personal and non-prescriptive, the text encourages students to develop proficiency through each step of the writing process, offering an abundance of exercises designed to spur writing and creativity. The text also integrates diverse contemporary short stories in every chapter in the belief that the reading of inspiring fiction goes hand-in-hand with the writing of fresh and exciting stories.
Subjects: Technique, Fiction, Creative writing, Narration (Rhetoric), Authorship, Creative writing guides, Literary Criticism, Textbooks, Composition & Creative Writing - Fiction, Literary Criticism & Collections / General, General, Fiction, technique, Fiction, authorship, Authorship, handbooks, manuals, etc., Fiction--technique, Fiction--authorship, Pn3355 .b79 2003, 808.3, Pn3355 .b79 2007