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Get your stories off to a roaring start. Keep them tight and crisp throughout. Conclude them with a wallop.
Is the story or novel you've been carrying around in your head the same one you see on the page? Or does the dialogue suddenly sound flat and predictable? Do the events seem to ramble?
Translating a flash of inspiration into a compelling story requires careful crafting. The words you choose, how you describe characters, and the way you orchestrate conflict all make the difference - the difference between a story that is slow to begin, flounders midway, or trails off at the end - and one that holds the interest of readers and editors to the final page.
By demonstrating effective solutions for potential problems at each stage of your story, Nancy Kress will help you...
- hook the editor on the first three paragraphs
- make - and keep - your story's "implicit promise"
- build drama and credibility by controlling your prose
Dozens of exercises help you strengthen your short story or novel. Plus, you'll sharpen skills and gain new insight into...
- the price a writer pays for flashbacks
- six ways characters should "reveal" themselves
- techniques for writing - and rewriting
About the Author
There's a story in your heador maybe just the start of a story. Read the first page
Concordance
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Worth every penny,
By Gypsies Rest (DFW, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Elements of Fiction Writing - Beginnings, Middles & Ends (Paperback)
I graduated recently with a degree in writing and picked this book up initally to see what it could offer in way of "education." I was very surprised by all it taught and was became disallusioned with the writing program at the university I attended. Very little of what Nancy Kress teaches was taught to my classmates and me. I intend to buy a copy for each of my soon-to-be graduated friends as a graduation gift because I know for a fact they will also benefit from this book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Nancy Kress Rocks,
By KTB "KTB" (NYC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Elements of Fiction Writing - Beginnings, Middles & Ends (Paperback)
Nancy Kress is an excellent teacher. I was one of her students at Clarion. But for writers who can't benefit from her teaching in person, they can read this book. I've been using it in my writing classes for two semesters and I love it. Not only does she explain concepts clearly and concisely, but she has an excellent feel for presenting this information to the beginning writer without confusing or talking down to them. Reading this book will probably put any beginning writer ahead of the game (as long as they incorporate what they learn into their own writing). She gets into the mechanics of why stories and novels work (and don't) and how to make your own do the same. Buy this book, it's really worth it.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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A great book on writing with clear and concise instructions,
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This review is from: Elements of Fiction Writing - Beginnings, Middles & Ends (Paperback)
This is a great book due to the fact that it allows a novice (or experienced) writer an insight into the mechanics of storytelling. There are exercises at the end of each chapter to enhance your novel or short story - which is very helpful in allowing a writer to look objectively at what he or she has written, to make the story well-written.Recommendation: Buy it...
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