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Writing Fiction, Tenth Edition: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) by Ned Stuckey-French, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, Janet Burroway is a reference work available to read on EtoBox.
What is Writing Fiction, Tenth Edition: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) about?
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 most widely used creative writing text in America, and for more than three decades, it has helped hundreds of thousands of students learn the craft. This new edition continues to provide advice that is practical, comprehensive, and flexible. Burroway's tone is personal and nonprescriptive, welcoming learning writers into the community of practiced storytellers. Moving from freewriting to final revision, the book addresses "showing not telling", characterization, dialogue, atmosphere, plot, imagery, and point of view. It includes new topics and writing prompts. And the examples and quotations throughout the book feature a wide and diverse range of today's best and best-known creators of both novels and short stories. This book is a master class in creative writing that also calls on us to renew our love of storytelling and celebrate the skill of writing well. There is a very good chance that one of your favorite authors learned the craft with Writing Fiction. And who knows what future favorite will get her start listenin
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- Author
- Ned Stuckey-French, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, Janet Burroway
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press; The University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780226616728
- Category
- reference
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (647 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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