Fiction - Technique
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Writing Fiction, Tenth Edition: A Guide to Narrative Craft
$26.00 Add to cartMore than 250,000 copies sold
A creative writer’s shelf should hold at least three essential books: a dictionary, a style guide, and Writing Fiction. Janet Burroway’s best-selling classic is the mos- Series: Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
- Author: Burroway, Janet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 01, 2019
- ISBN10: 022661669X
- Language: English
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3 Am Epiphany
$17.99 Add to cartDiscover Just How Good Your Writing Can Be
If you write, you know what it’s like. Insight and creativity – the desire to push the boundaries of your writing – strike when you least expect it. And you’- Author: Kiteley, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 05 2005
- ISBN10: 1582973512
- Language: English
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45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters
$18.99 Add to cartCreate unforgettable characters your readers will love!
Want to make your characters and their stories more compelling, complex, and original than ever before? 45 Master Characters is here to help you- Author: Lynn Schmidt, Victoria
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 12 2012
- ISBN10: 1599635348
- Language: English
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Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint
$18.99 Read moreCreate Complex Characters
How do you create a main character readers won’t forget? How do you write a book in multiple-third-person point of view without confusing your readers (or yourself)? How do y- Series: Write Great Fiction Series
- Author: Kress, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 231
- Publish Date: March 01 2005
- ISBN10: 1582973164
- Language: English
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Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction
$18.00 Read moreBold new essays on how to craft a thrilling read–in any genre–from the bestselling author of The Dead Lands
Anyone familiar with the meteoric rise of Benjamin Percy’s career will surely have noticed- Author: Percy, Benjamin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 18 2016
- ISBN10: 1555977596
- Language: English
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Elements of Fiction Writing – Scene & Structure
$14.99 Read moreCraft your fiction with scene-by-scene flow, logic and readability.
An imprisoned man receives an unexpected caller, after which “everything changed…” And the reader is hooked. But whether or not re- Series: Elements of Fiction Writing
- Author: Bickham, Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 15 1999
- ISBN10: 0898799066
- Language: English
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Writing in General and the Short Story in Particular: An Informal Textbook
$15.99 Add to cartHere is a practical guide to writing short stories that explains all the essential techniques of fiction – from character and plot to flashback and foreshadowing – in a way that is both understandable… [more below]
- Author: Hills, Rust
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 19 2011
- ISBN10: 0618082344
- Language: English
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Elements of Fiction Writing – Beginnings, Middles & Ends
$22.00 Add to cartGet Your Readers’ Attention–And Keep It–From the First World to the Final Page
Translating that initial flash of inspiration into a complete story requires careful crafting. So how do you keep your s
- Series: Elements of Fiction Writing
- Author: Kress, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 25 2011
- ISBN10: 1599632195
- Language: English
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The Book You Need to Read to Write the Book You Want to Write: A Handbook for Fiction Writers
$17.99 Add to cart- Author: Burton, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 298
- Publish Date: May 26 2022
- ISBN10: 1009073737
- Language: English
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Creating Characters: How to Build Story People
$21.95 Add to cartA jargon-free manual on the basics of developing interesting fictional characters
Vibrant, believable characters help drive a fictional story. Along with a clever plot, well-drawn characters make us wa
- Author: Swain, Dwight V.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 30 2018
- ISBN10: 0806139188
- Language: English
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(Don’t) Stop Me If You’ve Heard This Before: And Other Essays on Writing Fiction
$19.95 Read morePeter Turchi’s third book on the craft of fiction goes beyond the basics to explore the intricate mechanics of storytelling.
- Author: Turchi, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1595349766
- Language: English
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The Art of Time in Fiction: As Long as It Takes
$15.00 Add to cartFiction imagines for us a stopping point from which life can be seen as intelligible, asserts Joan Silber in The Art of Time in Fiction. The end point of a story determines its meaning, and one of the
- Series: Art Of…
- Author: Silber, Joan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: June 23 2009
- ISBN10: 1555975305
- Language: English
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When the Rewards Can Be So Great: Essays on Writing and the Writing Life
$18.95 Add to cartWhen the Rewards Can Be So Great is a selection of craft talks delivered by faculty at the Pacific University MFA in Writing program. The essays in this exciting collection are at times deeply persona
- Author: Dawes, Kwame
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 338
- Publish Date: July 15 2016
- ISBN10: 0988482746
- Language: English
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How to Write a Story: (Read-Aloud Book, Learn to Read and Write)
$19.99 Add to cartThe inspiring sequel to the 2015 Parent’s Choice Winner, How to Read a Story
Step 1: Choose an idea for your story. A good one.
Step 2: Decide on a setting. Don’t be afraid to mix things up.
Step 3: Cr- Author: Messner, Kate
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: July 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1452156662
- Language: English
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The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers
$17.00 Add to cartThis classic guide, from the renowned novelist and professor, has helped transform generations of aspiring writers into masterful writers–and will continue to do so for many years to come.
John Gardn- Author: Gardner, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 04 1991
- ISBN10: 0679734031
- Language: English
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The Heroine’s Journey: For Writers, Readers, and Fans of Pop Culture
$19.99 Add to cartWhat is the heroine’s journey? How is it different from the hero’s journey? What makes Harry Potter different from Star Wars? Twilight from Wonder Woman?
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author
- Author: Carriger, Gail
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 322
- Publish Date: August 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1944751343
- Language: English
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Refuse to Be Done: How to Write and Rewrite a Novel in Three Drafts
$18.95 Add to cartThey say writing is rewriting. So why does the second part get such short shrift? Refuse To Be Done will guide you through every step of the novel writing process, from getting started on those first … [more below]
- Author: Bell, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1641293411
- Language: English
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The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better
$19.00 Add to cartThe compelling, groundbreaking guide to creative writing that reveals how the brain responds to storytelling, based on the wildly popular creative writing class.
Stories shape who we are. They drive- Author: Storr, Will
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 20 2021
- ISBN10: 1419747959
- Language: English
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How to Draw a Novel
$20.00 Read moreFrom the acclaimed author of The Black Minutes and Don’t Send Flowers, How to Draw a Novel is an ingenious and visually stimulating exploration of narrative and craft from master storyteller and forme
- Author: Solares, Martin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: December 12 2023
- ISBN10: 0802159303
- Language: English
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The Anatomy of Genres: How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works
$22.00 Add to cartA guide to understanding the major genres of the story world by the legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story, John Truby.
Most people think genres are simply categories on Netflix- Author: Truby, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: 29-Nov-22
- ISBN10: 0374539227
- Language: English
