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A Short Story Writer's Companion Tom Bailey

A Short Story Writer's Companion By Tom Bailey

A Short Story Writer's Companion by Tom Bailey

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A Short Story Writer's Companion is a concise, practical handbook for students enrolled in creative writing courses focused on short fiction and for all would-be writers who want to improve their knowledge of the structural and technical aspects of short story writing. The text is adapted from the author's previous book: On Writing Short Stories.

A Short Story Writer's Companion Summary

A Short Story Writer's Companion by Tom Bailey

A concise, practical handbook for students enrolled in creative writing courses focused on short fiction, and for all would-be writers who want to improve their knowledge of the structural and technical aspects of short story writing. The text is adapted from the author's previous book: "On Writing Short Stories".

A Short Story Writer's Companion Reviews

"This is the best of its type ever written. Every aspiring fiction writer should have it on his/her shelf and consult it often."--Arnold Talentino, State University of New York at Cortland "A remarkable work--very insightful and honest."--Brian J. Benson, North Carolina A & T University

Table of Contents

Part 1 The Aim of Art: Fictional Truth and Significant Detail ; Fictional Truth ; Significant Detail ; Part 2 The Elements of the Short Story and Advice on Technique: We are Our Desires: Character ; The Eye of the Story: Point of View ; The 'Why' Behind the Power of PLot: Shaping the Short Story ; The Lesser Angels of Fiction: Setting and Time ; The Connectedness of All LIving Things: Metaphy ; The Writer's Signiture: Voice ; Part 3 Notes of the Fictional Process- Write a Short Story: Notes on the Fictional Process ; Write a Short Story! ; Works Consulted ; Index

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GOR005672659
9780195135558
0195135555
A Short Story Writer's Companion by Tom Bailey
Tom Bailey
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press Inc
2001-05-01
208
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