Making Shapely FictionW. W. Norton & Company, 28.11.2000 - 270 Seiten A deft analysis and appreciation of fiction—what makes it work and what can make it fail. 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 all covered. A special section features an Alphabet for Writers: entries range from Accuracy to Zigzag, with enlightening comments about such matters as Cliffhangers, Point of View, Irony, and Transitions. |
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acters action Anne Tyler Anti-hero beginning believe char character character's clichés comic create criticism D. H. Lawrence dialogue E. L. Doctorow emotional example experience first-person narrator Flannery O'Connor Flashback Frame Story genre give going happens Henry James hero ideas imagery immediacy insight interesting intrigants irony Isaac Bashevis Singer John Barth keep literary lives look mean Metafiction Metaphor mind Motif names narrative novel parables pathetic fallacy person phrase plot Poetic Justice point of view premise problems prose readers feel Realism realize remember reveal rhythm roman à clef satire scene seems sense sentences sentimental shape short story single sion situation someone sound speech storytelling style suggest Suspense Suspension of Disbelief talk telling a story tension texture There's things thought tions told trying turns understand voice words workshop writers Zemper