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Making Shapely Fiction
Jerome Stern
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Description for Making Shapely Fiction
Paperback. A deft analysis and appreciation of fiction-what makes it work and what can make it fail. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Here is a book about the craft of writing fiction that is thoroughly useful from the first to the last page-whether the reader is a beginner, a seasoned writer, or a teacher of writing. You will see how a work takes form and shape once you grasp the principles of momentum, tension, and immediacy. Tension, Stern says, is the mother of fiction. When tension and immediacy combine, the story begins. Dialogue and action, beginnings and endings, the true meaning of write what you know, and a memorable listing of don'ts for fiction writers are ... Read more
Here is a book about the craft of writing fiction that is thoroughly useful from the first to the last page-whether the reader is a beginner, a seasoned writer, or a teacher of writing. You will see how a work takes form and shape once you grasp the principles of momentum, tension, and immediacy. Tension, Stern says, is the mother of fiction. When tension and immediacy combine, the story begins. Dialogue and action, beginnings and endings, the true meaning of write what you know, and a memorable listing of don'ts for fiction writers are ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393321241
SKU
V9780393321241
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99-12
About Jerome Stern
Jerome Stern, a professor of English and popular culture, is the author of an acclaimed book on writing, Making Shapely Fiction. His incisive monologues are regularly heard on National Public Radio.
Reviews for Making Shapely Fiction
Useful on the most practical level... [Stern] plunges his readers into the middle of things.
New York Times Offers a raft of examples that explain the techniques used by novelists from Flaubert to Updike-an eminently helpful and engaging writer's guide.
Booklist A complete original. The warm, witty, wise voice draws you in, and you ... Read more
New York Times Offers a raft of examples that explain the techniques used by novelists from Flaubert to Updike-an eminently helpful and engaging writer's guide.
Booklist A complete original. The warm, witty, wise voice draws you in, and you ... Read more