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Making Shapely Fiction by Jerome Stern (English) Paperback Book
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN-13
- 9780393321241
- Book Title
- Making Shapely Fiction
- ISBN
- 9780393321241
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
ISBN-10
039332124X
ISBN-13
9780393321241
eBay Product ID (ePID)
25038256064
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Publication Name
Making Shapely Fiction
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Subject
General, Composition & Creative Writing
Type
Not Available
Subject Area
Reference, Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
9.8 Oz
Item Length
0.8 in
Item Width
0.6 in
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Reviews
Jerome Stern has done us all a favor with this canny little book. If you are interested in writing, ;?read it now'. This is an expert writer and teacher sending his notes from the trenches. Never has caution been so exhilarating, advice so wry. I will use this book., Jerome Stern has done us all a favor with this canny little book. If you are interested in writing, read it now. This is an expert writer and teacher sending his notes from the trenches. Never has caution been so exhilarating, advice so wry. I will use this book., A complete original. The warm, witty, wise voice draws you in, and you leave the book wanting to write--and knowing how., Clarifies the mumbo-jumbo. For serious students of fiction, Jerome Stern is the Alpha crow. Follow him and shave the miles off your flying time., Offers a raft of examples that explain the techniques used by novelists from Flaubert to Updike--an eminently helpful and engaging writer's guide.
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
808.3
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
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., Here is a book about the craft of writing fiction that is thoroughly useful from the first to the last page'hether the reader is a beginner, a seasoned writer, or a teacher of writing. Jerome Stern maintains that learning to write spontaneously is the first step to writing well. 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's 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.
LC Classification Number
PN3355.S78
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