Schaum's Quick Guide to Writing Great Short Stories

Name: Schaum's Quick Guide to Writing Great Short Stories
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ISBN: 9780070390775

ISBN-10: 0070390770

ISBN-13: 9780070390775

Edition: 1999

Authors: Margaret Lucke

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Margaret Lucke highlights the essential elements of a short story, its characters, conflict, plot, setting, and narrative voice and explains how each contributes to the success of the story. The text also includes a number of practice exercises.

Book details

List price: $19.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Publication date: 10/22/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.40" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.484




Writing a Short Story - Getting Started



Characters - How to Create People Who Live and Breathe on the Page



Conflict - How to Devise a Story That Readers Won't Want to Put Down



Plot and Structure - How to Shape Your Story and Keep It Moving Forward



Setting and Atmosphere - How to Bring Readers into a Vivid Story World



Narrative Voice - How to Develop Your Individual Voice As a Writer



Suggested Reading - Exploring the Realm of Short Stories



When Your Story Is Written - A Quick Guide to Submitting Manuscripts for Publication



How to Format Your Manuscript


Index