Writing Short Stories

Name: Writing Short Stories
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ISBN: 9780415303873

ISBN-10: 0415303877

ISBN-13: 9780415303873

Edition: 2006

Authors: Ailsa Cox

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Are you struggling to write a short story? Or keen to try, but unsure where to start? Do you want to learn from published writers, but don't know how you can? Writing Short Storiesis the solution. Ideal for those new to the genre or for anyone who wishes to improve their technique, Ailsa Cox's guide will help you to achieve your full potential as a short story writer. Each chapter of the book: · Introduces key aspects of the craft of short story writing, including structure, dialogue, characterization, viewpoint, narrative voice and more · Shows how a wide variety of published writers have approached the short story genre, in order to deepen the insights you gain from your own work ·…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/24/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction



Spinning a yarn


Telling tales


Plot


Creating suspense: 'The Fall of the House of Usher'


Tall tales


Games and puzzles: 'The Red-Headed League'


Structure


Writing in the dark


Activities



Capturing the moment


The mind's eye


Using the senses: 'Bliss'


Epiphany: 'The Dead'


Playing around with time


Stream of consciousness: 'Not Not While the Giro'


Activities



Humour


Laughing out loud


Irony


Character observation


The anecdote: 'News'


Parody and satire: 'The Hands of Dingo Deery'


Activities



The fantastic


Voluntary dreams


Altering reality: 'Metamorphosis'


Myth: 'The Company of Wolves'


Parallel worlds: 'Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius'


Activities



What if?


SF


The unknown: 'In the Abyss'


Utopias and dystopias


Cyberpunk: 'Burning Chrome'


Activities



Reality


The heat of the moment


The short story and journalism


Social observation: 'Country Living'


Memories: 'Family Furnishings'


Activities



Love, sex and shaping a story


Sex, love and romance


Desire: 'Death Constant Beyond Love'


Adultery: 'Lady with Lapdog'


Revenge: 'Dr Frankenstein, I Presume'


Recognition


Activities


Resources


Bibliography