Details
From initial idea, through the story itself, to a commentary explaining the decisions made during its creation, this book leads the reader through the detailed thinking behind ten stories across a range of genres:
* Lyrical narrative v terse dialogue (Mainstream)
* Characterisation through deed and thought (Horror)
* A calendar structure using the Tell technique (Women’s Fiction)
* The importance of pacing (Twist in the Tail)
* Use of alliteration, rhythm & subliminal detailing (Romance)
* Using the Show technique to elicit a reader response (Drama)
* Building fiction with an unsympathetic narrator (Crime)
* Working with parallel storylines via past and present tense (SF)
* Conjuring the weird from the everyday (Fantasy)
* Writing for performance and sound effects (Historical)
* Editing: ten common problems explored
Written by the author of over 70 short stories and five novels, this guide offers a unique insight into one writer’s creative process, setting a path to follow and showing the tools to use.
10% of the proceeds of this book will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Society (www.alzheimers.org.uk)
Additional Information
| Author | Linda Acaster |
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