Hallie Burnett

Offers practical tips on all facets of writing a short story, discussing plot, character and motivation, stages of story writing, rewriting, criticism, acceptance, and more

On Writing the Short Story

Eleanor Gilchrist

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Whit Burnett

Analyzes every step in the creative process, from gestation to that final rewrite, along with techniques of plot, dialogue, point of view, and that elusive thing called style.

Fiction Writer's Handbook

This book offers practical advice on every aspect of writing novels and short stories: plotting and narrative development, characterization and dialogue, sources of material, planning an opening, roughing out chapters, using suspense and emotional color, rewriting and highlighting and much more. Examples drawn from the works of outstanding writers, past and present, illustrate each point, making this the perfect handbook for professional writers and students.

Hallie Burnett

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