Stein on Writing A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies

Name: Stein on Writing A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies
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ISBN: 9780312254216

ISBN-10: 0312254210

ISBN-13: 9780312254216

Edition: 2009 (Revised)

Authors: Sol Stein

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Stein on Writing provides immediately useful advice for all writers of fiction and nonfiction, whether they are newcomers or old hands, students or instructors, amateurs or professionals. As the always clear and direct Stein explains here, "This is not a book of theory. It is a book of usable solutions—how to fix writing that is flawed, how to improve writing that is good, how to create interesting writing in the first place." With examples from bestsellers as well as from students' drafts, Stein offers detailed sections on characterization, dialogue, pacing, flashbacks, trimming away flabby wording, the so-called "triage" method of revision, using the techniques of fiction to enliven…

Book details

List price: $21.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 1/25/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.15" wide x 9.28" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Preface



The Essentials



The Writer's Job May Be Different Than You Think



Come Right In: First Sentences, First Paragraphs



Welcome to the Twentieth Century



Fiction



Competing with God: Making Fascinating People



Markers: The Key to Swift Characterization



Thwarting Desire: The Basics of Plotting



The Actors Studio Method for Developing Drama in Plots



The Crucible: A Key to Successful Plotting



Suspense: Keeping the Reader Reading



The Adrenaline Pump: Creating Tension



The Secrets of Good Dialogue



How to Show Instead of Tell



Choosing a Point of View



Flashbacks: How to Bring Background into the Foreground



The Keys to Credibility



The Secret Snapshot Technique: Reaching For Hidden Treasure



How to Use All Six of Your Senses



Love Scenes



Creating the Envelope



Fiction and Nonfiction



Amphetamines for Speeding Up Pace



Liposuctioning Flab



Tapping Your Originality



The Door to Your Book: Titles That Attract



Nonfiction



Using the Techniques of Fiction to Enhance Nonfiction



Conflict, Suspense, and Tension in Nonfiction



Quoting What They Say



Guts: The Decisive Ingredient



Literary Values in Fiction and Nonfiction



Commercial? Popular? Literary?



Particularity



Similes and Metaphors



Increasing the Effect on the Reader through Resonance



Revision



Triage: A Better Way of Revising Fiction



Reprieve: Revising Nonfiction



Where to Get Help



Where to Get Help



A Final Word


A Glossary of Terms Used by Writers and Editors