Publisher:Banff, Alta. : Banff Centre Press, c2002.
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Fiction or non-fiction : whatever the difference is, it isn't the words -- Novel versus short story : a matter of length? -- Novel versus short story : there must be more to it than numbers -- Traditional story structure : the dogma -- Under the golden arc : going deeper -- How character drives story : characterization, detail, and dialogue -- Point of view revisited : the making and breaking of the fictional spell -- Story beginnings : hooking, guiding, and informing -- High point, ending, title -- Mood and rhythm : the mysteries of style -- Humorous fiction : eccentrics, misfits, ordinary people taken by surprise -- Self-editing your fiction : being better than you are -- Fine tuning : the final stage of editing -- Writing fiction as a profession : rejection, publication, fellowship.
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