Full name: Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft

Authors: Janet Burroway, Elizabeth Stuckey-French Year: 1987 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Writing, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780321923165 0321923162

The most widely used and respected text in its field, Writing Fiction, 7e guides the novice story writer from first inspiration to final revision. A bestseller through six editions, Writing Fiction by novelists Janet Burroway and Elizabeth Stuckey-French explores the elements of fiction, 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. Similar books: Imaginative Writing by Janet Burroway The Joy of Writing Sex by Elizabeth Benedict The Art of Fiction by John Gardner Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint by Nancy Kress Dialogue by Gloria Kempton The Complete Writer's Guide to Heroes and Heroines by Tami D. Cowden Goal, Motivation and Conflict by Debra Dixon Scene and Structure by Jack M. Bickham 45 Master Characters by Victoria Lynn Schmidt How to Be a Writer by Barbara Baig Building Better Plots by Robert Kernen The Weekend Novelist by Robert J. Ray Your First Novel by Ann Rittenberg Beginnings, Middles & Ends by Nancy Kress Creating Character Emotions by Ann Hood Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass Dreyer's English by Benjamin Dreyer Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne The Essential Guide to Freelance Writing by Zachary Petit Techniques of the Selling Writer by Dwight V. Swain