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Reading a Writer's Mind by Linda Acaster

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Reading a Writer's Mind by Linda Acaster - paperback

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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)

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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)

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Author Linda Acaster

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