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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Plume
Publication date
June 1, 1996
Pages
265
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780452276574
ISBN-10
0452276578
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.50 by 8 in.
Weight
0.55 lbs.
Original list price
$19.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Uses examples from the works of great writers from the past and present to demonstrate essential tools of storytelling, including how to begin and end a story, structure a plot, create memorable characters, write dialogue, and depict settings and action
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Jane Austen, Leo Tolstoy, Ernest Hemingway, Willa Cather, Jack London, Dorothy Parker, John OâHara, Elmore Leonard, and a host of other greats past and present have much to show you about how to begin and end a story, structure a plot, create memorable characters, write dialogue, depict settings and action, heighten romance, choose winning titles, and meet all the other challenges of the art of fiction.
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Barnaby Conrad, a bestselling author as well as one of Americaâs premier creative writing teachers, has selected key examples from the best of the best to reveal the essential tools of storytelling and demonstrate their use. His book offers fresh inspiration and guidance for all writers of fiction. It is also a joy to read.
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âBarnabyâs book is a great idea. I am sure it will be exactly what all prospective writers need, but it is more than an idea and more than a book. Actually, it is a correspondence course.ââCharles M. Schulz
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âThis book is a blessing. Barnaby Conradâs brilliantly organized examples of how fiction is fashioned will be turned to again and again for inspiration and advice.ââSol Stein
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âBarnaby Conradâs Learning to Write Fiction from the Masters is as lively and informative as his Santa Barbara Writers Conference, and thatâs saying a lot.ââJoseph Wambaugh
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Barnaby Conrad, a bestselling author as well as one of Americaâs premier creative writing teachers, has selected key examples from the best of the best to reveal the essential tools of storytelling and demonstrate their use. His book offers fresh inspiration and guidance for all writers of fiction. It is also a joy to read.
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âBarnabyâs book is a great idea. I am sure it will be exactly what all prospective writers need, but it is more than an idea and more than a book. Actually, it is a correspondence course.ââCharles M. Schulz
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âThis book is a blessing. Barnaby Conradâs brilliantly organized examples of how fiction is fashioned will be turned to again and again for inspiration and advice.ââSol Stein
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âBarnaby Conradâs Learning to Write Fiction from the Masters is as lively and informative as his Santa Barbara Writers Conference, and thatâs saying a lot.ââJoseph Wambaugh
Editions
Paperback
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from Plume (June 1, 1996)
9780452276574 | details & prices | 265 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $19.00
About: Uses examples from the works of great writers from the past and present to demonstrate essential tools of storytelling, including how to begin and end a story, structure a plot, create memorable characters, write dialogue, and depict settings and action
About: Uses examples from the works of great writers from the past and present to demonstrate essential tools of storytelling, including how to begin and end a story, structure a plot, create memorable characters, write dialogue, and depict settings and action
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