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Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft

by Janet Burroway, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, Ned Stuckey-French
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Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft
Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft

Mastering craft through practical, comprehensive guidance.

Whether you’re a seasoned writer looking to polish your skills or a newbie taking your first tentative steps into the world of storytelling, "Writing Fiction" is your mentor in a book. Janet Burroway’s approachable tone makes the complex art of crafting narratives feel accessible and exciting, inviting you to join a community that values powerful storytelling. With its clear focus on key storytelling elements and enriching examples, this book might just help you pen a story that stays with readers for a lifetime.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft

by Janet Burroway, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, Ned Stuckey-French
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ISBN: 9780226616698
Authors: Janet Burroway, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, Ned Stuckey-French
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Date of Publication: 2019-04-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Personal Development
Related Topics: Personal Development, How To, Writing
Goodreads rating: 4.11
(rated by 3831 readers)

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More than 250,000 copies sold! A creative writer’s shelf should hold at least three essential books: a dictionary, a style guide, and Writing Fiction. Janet Burroway’s best-selling classic is the most widely used creative writing text in America, and for more than three decades it has helped hundreds of thousands of students learn the craft. Now in its tenth edition, Writing Fiction is more accessible than ever for writers of all levels—inside or outside the classroom. This new edition continues to provide advice that is practical, comprehensive, and flexible. Burroway’s tone is personal and nonprescriptive, welcoming learning writers into the community of practiced storytellers. Moving from freewriting to final revision, the book addresses “showing not telling,” characterization, dialogue, atmosphere, plot, imagery, and point of view. It includes new topics and writing prompts, and each chapter now ends with a list of recommended readings that exemplify the craft elements discussed, allowing for further study. And the examples and quotations throughout the book feature a wide and diverse range of today’s best and best-known creators of both novels and short stories. This book is a master class in creative writing that also calls on us to renew our love of storytelling and celebrate the skill of writing well. There is a very good chance that one of your favorite authors learned the craft with Writing Fiction. And who knows what future favorite will get her start reading this edition
 

Mastering craft through practical, comprehensive guidance.

Whether you’re a seasoned writer looking to polish your skills or a newbie taking your first tentative steps into the world of storytelling, "Writing Fiction" is your mentor in a book. Janet Burroway’s approachable tone makes the complex art of crafting narratives feel accessible and exciting, inviting you to join a community that values powerful storytelling. With its clear focus on key storytelling elements and enriching examples, this book might just help you pen a story that stays with readers for a lifetime.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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