02550nam a22003017a 4500 BJBSDDR 20260813163543.0 ta 260505s2021 nyu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781948226806 (paperback) 1948226804 (paperback) eng DLC eng PN 181 S163c 2021 Salesses, Matthew 48277 Craft in the real world : rethinking fiction writing and workshopping / Matthew Salesses New York : Catapult, 2021 xxiii, 228 pages ; 22 cm. "Versions of some of these chapters were first published in: Pleiades Magazine, Gulf Coast, Necessary Fiction, and Electric Literature"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-225). Part 1: Fiction in the real world. "Pure craft" is a lie -- What is craft? 25 thoughts -- Audience, theme, and purpose -- Redefining craft terms ; ...Tone ; ...Plot ; ...Conflict ; ...Character arc and story arc ; ...Characterization ; ...Relatability ; ...Believability ; ...Vulnerability ; ...Setting ; ...Pacing ; ...Structure -- An example from East Asian and Asian American literature -- Part 2: Workshop in the real world. "The reader" vs. POC -- Who is at the center of workshop and who should be? -- Alternative workshops -- Syllabus example -- Workshopping incomplete drafts -- Against page limits -- Four things to grade -- Appendix: Exercises. Purpose-oriented writing exercises -- 34 revision exercises. "The traditional writing workshop was established with white male writers in mind; what we call craft is informed by their cultural values. In this bold reevaluation of the elements of fiction writing--including plot, characterization, conflict, and structure--and aspects of workshop--including the silenced writer and the imagined reader--Matthew Salesses asks, How can we invite diverse storytelling traditions into literary spaces? Teachers will find suggestions for syllabi, grading, and introducing new methods to the classroom; students will find revision and editing guidance. Drawing from examples including One Thousand and One Nights, Curious George, and the Asian American classic No-No Boy, Salesses reminds us: "When we write fiction, we write the world.""--back cover. Autoría Estudio y enseñanza 50051 Novela Técnicas 2168 Multiculturalismo en la literatura 50052 lcc BK cmc 126998 126998 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2026-05-05 0 PN 181 S163c 2021 00000199753 2026-05-05 11:30:00 1 2026-05-05 BK