The art & craft of the short story / Rick DeMarinis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeMarinis, Rick, 1934-2019, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Short story--Authorship.

Short story.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (157 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Story Press, 2008.

Summary:

The Art & Craft of the Short Story explores every key element of short fiction, including story structure and form; creative and believable characters; how to begin and where to end; and the generation of ideas; as well as technical aspects such as point of view; plot; description and imagery; and theme. Examples from the work of a wide variety are used. The author includes five of his own stories to demonstrate these topics.

Contents:

Intro

Cover Page

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

Foreword: A Writer's Education

1. A Caveat and a Confession

2. The Sea of Stories: Where Stories Come From

3. Beginnings, Endings, and the Stuff In Between

4. Theme vs. "What My Story Is About"

5. Characters

6. Plot vs. Story

7. Form: Passionate Virtuosity

8. Spanning the Chasm

9. Point of View

10. Description and Imagery

11. Rewriting: Your Second, Third, and Tenth Chances

Afterword: Grains of Salt

About the Author

Copyright Page.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 26, 2017).

ISBN:

9781504036856

1504036859

OCLC:

982432314