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A short story writer's companion
- Title
- A short story writer's companion / Tom Bailey.
- Author
- Bailey, Tom, 1961-
- Publication
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PN3373 .B14 2001 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvi, 184 pages : illustrations; 21 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-175) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Fictional truth and significant detail -- Fictional truth -- Significant detail -- The abstract versus the concrete -- Student example -- 2. The elements of the short story and advice on technique -- "We are our desires" : character -- Round versus flat characters -- Characterization -- Dialogue -- Writing exercises -- The eye of the story : point of view -- First person -- Second person -- Third person -- Writing exercises -- The "why?" behind the power of plot : shaping the short story -- Motivation -- Conflict, climax, and resolution -- Story versus plot -- Plotting short stories versus plotting novels -- Meaning -- Writing exercises -- "The lesser angels of fiction" : setting and time -- Setting -- Time -- Writing exercises -- "The connectedness of all living things" : metaphor -- The writer's muscle -- Figurative language -- A word of advice about the "fancy stuff" -- Writing exercises -- The writer's signature : voice -- Voice -- Style -- Language -- Sentences -- Paragraphs -- Writing exercises -- 3. Notes on the fiction-writing process -- Write a short story! -- How to begin -- Drafting -- Rewriting -- "The habit of writing" by Andre Dubus -- Polishing -- Galleys for "Snow dreams" by Tom Bailey -- "Snow dreams" by Tom Bailey -- A last companionable word -- Works consulted -- Index.
- ISBN
- 0195135555
- 9780195135558
- LCCN
- 00033652
- OCLC
- ocm50666383
- 50666383
- SCSB-1203173
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library