How to Write Winning Short Stories A practical guide to writing stories that win contests and get selected for publication
A practical guide to writing short stories that covers the market for short fiction, how to write beginnings and endings, the central conflict, illustration vs. explanation, premise and theme, structure (including pacing, flashbacks, and scenes), setting, characters, dialogue, editing, fact-checking...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lewes, DE
Cats & Mouse Press
2015
©2015 |
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Add Tag | Summary: | A practical guide to writing short stories that covers the market for short fiction, how to write beginnings and endings, the central conflict, illustration vs. explanation, premise and theme, structure (including pacing, flashbacks, and scenes), setting, characters, dialogue, editing, fact-checking and legal issues, and marketing. The author, who manages an annual short story competition, offers advice on manuscript formatting, submission options, contest entry, and how to get the attention of a publisher or contest judge. |
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| Physical Description: | 170 pages 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-162) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780986059797 |
Writing short stories