Writing Short Stories - A Routledge Writer''s Guide

The third edition of Writing Short Stories has been updated to provide a complete guide to the craft of writing short stories. It emphasizes the importance of voice as a foundation for work on characterization, imagery, dialogue and pace, as readers move from their first sketches to working on more complex narrative structures.

Sommario

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 Spinning a yarn
2 Capturing the moment
3 Humour, character and dialogue
4 The fantastic
5 What if?
6 Reality
7 Love, death and desire
Resources
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Info autore

Ailsa Cox is Professor Emerita at Edge Hill University, UK. Her short fiction has appeared in many magazines and anthologies, including Best British Short Stories 2016, and a selection published as Precipitation (2025). Other books include Alice Munro (2003).

Riassunto

The third edition of Writing Short Stories has been updated to provide a complete guide to the craft of writing short stories. It emphasizes the importance of voice as a foundation for work on characterization, imagery, dialogue and pace, as readers move from their first sketches to working on more complex narrative structures.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ailsa Cox, Ailsa (Edge Hill University Cox, Cox Ailsa
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 26.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032582481
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3258248-1
• Pagine: 180
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Diritto, professione, finanze > Formazione, professione, carriera; Saggistica > Arte, letteratura > Bibliografia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Short Stories, Literature & literary studies, Creative writing & creative writing guides, Creative writing and creative writing guides, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / General, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, creative writing exercises;short stories;short fiction