04691cam a22004458i 4500 22297894 BJBSDDR 20240725161122.0 a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta 211103s2022 enk b 001 0 eng 2021048673 9781009073738 1009073737 DLC eng rda DLC eng pcc PN 3355 B974b 2022 808.3 Burton, Sarah, 1963- 37565 The book you need to read to write the book you want to write : a handbook for fiction writers / Sarah Burton and Jem Poster. Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2022. xiv, 283 pages ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Getting started 2. Memory and imagination 3. Character Introducing characters Character and plot Characters are individuals Character and narrative voice How many characters? Minor characters Character isn't fixed Planning characters 4. Plot and structure I Getting to grips with plot Telling it slant 5. Plot and structure II The patterns of plot Hiding plot: putting doors in alleyways Narrative time 6. Form and length Definitions Novels Short stories Flash fiction 7. Dialogue Dialogue matters Carrying information in dialogue Capturing character in dialogue Writing between the lines Attributing dialogue Punctuating dialogue conventionally Alternative ways of punctuating dialogue Accent and dialect Other worlds, other times How do we show a character's thoughts? 8. Narrative viewpoint and narrative voice Where do we stand? Author and narrator: knowing and telling First- and third-person narratives: the basics How perspective changes the story Multiple-viewpoint narratives The range of perspectives Centres of consciousness in the third-person narrative Character and state of mind as revealed in first-person voices The unreliable narrator First-person plural narration Second-person address Other-world narrative voices 9. Beginnings and endings: tension and pace A good enough beginning Exposition and starting in medias res A sense of an ending Tension and pace 10. Description The purpose of description Preconceptions about style - Clichés Metaphors and similes Modifiers Describing place How much detail? Showing through description 11. Research Keeping research unobtrusive Subjects Sources Serving your story 12. Drawing it all together An approach to editing Editing techniques Getting value from a critical reader Editing in response to notes Accepting imperfection 13. Publication and the writing life Publishing short stories Agents and editors Targeting and pitching Understanding rejection Interpreting rejection It's just an opinion Hold your nerve The writing life Writer's block Set achievable goals Stick at it Feed the compost heap The pleasures of writing "This is an indispensable handbook for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of the process of writing a novel or short story. Rather than prescribing restrictive templates or formulae, Sarah Burton and Jem Poster draw on their extensive experience as both successful writers and expert teachers to open up exciting possibilities. Intelligent and jargon-free, their guide thoughtfully navigates some of the most important and challenging aspects of creating fiction, such as the interplay of memory and imagination, the plotting of stories, the creation of convincing characters, the uses of description, and the pleasures and pitfalls of research. A storehouse of ideas and practical advice, from boosting self- motivation, to editing, to ultimately approaching agents and publishers, it will inspire confidence in developing authors. The book's primary aim is simple: to help its readers to become better writers"-- Provided by publisher. Fiction Authorship. Ficción Técnicas 3293 Fiction Technique. Autoria de ficción 24311 Handbooks and manuals. lcgft Poster, Jem, 1949- 37566 Online version: Burton, Sarah. Book you need to read to write the book you want to write New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022 9781009072571 (DLC) 2021048674 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 121742 121742 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2024-07-25 0 PN 3355 B974b 2022 00000178420 2024-07-25 00:00:00 1 2024-07-25 BK