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Finding Your Writer's Voice By:Thaisa Frank,Dorothy Wall Published on 1996-12-15 by Macmillan Click The Button Below To Download The Book An illuminating guide to finding one's most powerful writing tool, Finding Your Writer's Voice helps writers learn to hear the voices that are uniquely their own. Mixing creative inspiration with practical advice about craft, the book includes chapters on: Accessing raw voice Listening to voices of childhood, public and private voices, and colloquial voices Working in first and third person: discovering a narrative persona Using voice to create characters Shaping one's voice into the form of a story Reigniting the energy of voice during revision Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is false Book Preview Click The Button Below To Download The Book

What's the Story? By:Rudolph H. Weingartner Published on 2010-09-23 by University Press of America Click The Button Below To Download The Book This book is designed to prod the imagination without constraining its flight. The twenty casts of characters, complete with illustrations, hint at numerous possibilities and should inspire readers to try their hands at fiction and learn the art of writing. Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is false Book Preview Click The Button Below To Download The Book

A Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy in the Library of Congress Classification Scheme By:Michael Burgess Published on 1988 by Wildside Press LLC Click The Button Below To Download The Book Originally published in 1988, this Library of Congress cataloging guide includes: Subject Headings, Classification Numbers (with Index), Author Main Entries and Literature Numbers, LC Literature Numbers, Artist Main Entries and Artist Numbers, Motion Picture Main Entries and Numbers, Television and Radio Program Main Entries and Numbers, and Comic Strip Main Entries and Numbers. The work is definitive through the period covered. Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is true and in ePub is false Book Preview Click The Button Below To Download The Book

The Art of Fiction By:John Gardner Published on 2010-08-18 by Vintage Click The Button Below To Download The Book This classic guide, from the renowned novelist and professor, has helped transform generations of aspiring writers into masterful writers—and will continue to do so for many years to come. John Gardner was almost as famous as a teacher of creative writing as he was for his own works. In this practical, instructive handbook, based on the courses and seminars that he gave, he explains, simply and cogently, the principles and techniques of good writing. Gardner’s lessons, exemplified with detailed excerpts from classic works of literature, sweep across a complete range of topics—from the nature of aesthetics to the shape of a refined sentence. Written with passion, precision, and a deep respect for the art of writing, Gardner’s book serves by turns as a critic, mentor, and friend. Anyone who has ever thought of taking the step from reader to writer should begin here. From the ...

Intersections By:Thomas L. Wymer Published on 1978 by Popular Pr of Bowling Green State Click The Button Below To Download The Book Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is false Book Preview Click The Button Below To Download The Book

Story and Discourse By:Seymour Benjamin Chatman Published on 1980 by Cornell University Press Click The Button Below To Download The Book Provides a comprehensive approach to a general theory of narrative, in both verbal and visual media. Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is false Book Preview Click The Button Below To Download The Book

Narrative Discourse By:Gérard Genette Published on 1983 by Cornell University Press Click The Button Below To Download The Book Gerard Genette, a critic of international stature, here builds a systematic theory of narrative upon an analysis of the writings of Marcel Proust, particularly Remembrance of Things Past. Adopting what is essentially a structuralist approach, the author identifies and names the basic constituents and techniques of narrative and illustrates them by referring to literary works in many languages. Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is false Book Preview Click The Button Below To Download The Book

Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror By:Michael Burgess,Lisa R. Bartle Published on 2002 by Libraries Unltd Incorporated Click The Button Below To Download The Book An annotated list of reference works in the fields of science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction. Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is false Book Preview Click The Button Below To Download The Book

The Rhetoric of Fiction By:Wayne C. Booth Published on 1983-02-15 by University of Chicago Press Click The Button Below To Download The Book The first edition of The Rhetoric of Fiction transformed the criticism of fiction and soon became a classic in the field. One of the most widely used texts in fiction courses, it is a standard reference point in advanced discussions of how fictional form works, how authors make novels accessible, and how readers recreate texts, and its concepts and terms—such as |the implied author,| |the postulated reader,| and |the unreliable narrator|—have become part of the standard critical lexicon. For this new edition, Wayne C. Booth has written an extensive Afterword in which he clarifies misunderstandings, corrects what he now views as errors, and sets forth his own recent thinking about the rhetoric of fiction. The other new feature is a Supplementary Bibliography, prepared by James Phelan in consultation with the author, which lists the important critic...