The lie that tells a truth : a guide to writing fiction / John Dufresne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dufresne, John.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fiction--Authorship.

Fiction.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copies 1 & 2)

Physical Description:

xvi pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 298 pages, 4 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Guide to writing fiction

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : W. W. Norton & Company, [2004]

Summary:

"This is an essential guide for writers in general, fiction writers in particular, beginning writers, serious writers, and anyone facing a blank page"--P. [4] of cover.

Contents:

The Process

Getting in Shape 3

As a Matter of Fact 11

Writing Around the Block 21

Becoming a Writer 31

Pick Yourself Up 47

Sitting Alone in a Quiet Room 57

Getting Black on White 69

Doing it Again (And Again [And Again]) 81

The Meaning of Life is to See 95

Clishmaclaver 109

The Product

Getting Her Up the Tree, Getting Her Down: Beginnings and Endings 119

The Queen Died of Grief: Plot 133

Plottery: Plot 159

The Heart of Fiction: Character 169

The Method: Character 183

"Let's Talk," He Said: Dialogue 197

May I Ask Who's Calling, Please? Point of View 221

You Can't Do Anything If You're Nowhere: Place 243

The Art of Abbreviation: The Very Short Story 257

Other Matters

Reading to Write 267

The Writer Reads 273

Small Craft Warnings 289

Go Forth and Write 297.

Notes:

"First published as a Norton paperback 2004."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0393325814

9780393325812

OCLC:

56365441