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Re/Invention : Methods of Social Fiction.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leavy, Patricia.
- Series:
- Qualitative methods "how-to" guides
- Qualitative Methods "How-To" Guides
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fiction--Authorship.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (243 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Guilford Publications, 2022.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Contents
- 1. Writing as Inquiry
- Social Fiction
- The Creative Writing Process and Being a Creative
- The Strengths of Social Fiction
- Conclusion
- 2. Historical and Contemporary Context for Social Fiction
- Fiction in the Humanities and Social Sciences
- Historical Fiction
- Creative Nonfiction
- Qualitative Research
- Arts-Based Research
- Literary Neuroscience
- Public Scholarship
- Challenges of Doing Fiction as Research
- Notes
- 3. The Method: How to Write Social Fiction
- Generating Ideas, Themes, and Data
- Building a Structure
- Style
- Characterization
- Literary Tools
- Front and Back Matter
- Titles
- 4. Traditional Three-Act Structures
- Low-Fat Love
- Low-Fat Love, Excerpt from Chapter 4
- Low-Fat Love, Excerpt from Chapter 7
- Low-Fat Love, Excerpt from Chapter 18
- Reflection on Low-Fat Love
- 5. Sequels: More on Traditional Three-Act Structures
- Blue
- Blue, Chapter 1
- Reflection on Blue
- Film
- Film, Chapter 10
- Reflection on Film
- 6. Series and Open Form Structures
- Celestial Bodies: The Tess Lee and Jack Miller Novels
- Shooting Stars
- Shooting Stars, Chapter 1
- Reflection on Shooting Stars
- Twinkle
- Twinkle, Chapter 4
- Reflection on Twinkle
- Constellations
- Constellations Epilogue, "The Next Day
- Reflection on Constellations
- Supernova
- Supernova, Excerpt from Chapter 8
- Reflection on Supernova
- North Star
- North Star, Chapter 4
- Reflection on North Star
- Reflection on Celestial Bodies: The Tess Lee and Jack Miller Novels
- 7. Alternative Structures
- Spark
- Spark, Excerpt from Chapter 8
- Reflection on Spark
- 8. Short Stories
- Low-Fat Love Stories
- Low-Fat Love Stories, Chapter 10, "Mirror Mirror.
- Reflection on Low-Fat Love Stories
- 9. Practical Advice for Publishing and Evaluating Social Fiction
- Publishing Fiction
- Awards
- Evaluation Criteria
- Appendix: Recommended Reading
- Education
- Gender
- LGBTQIA
- Race/Multiculturalism
- Pandemics/Quarantine
- References
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances C. Thielbar Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Leavy, Patricia Re/Invention
- ISBN:
- 9781462550432
- 1462550436
- Publisher Number:
- 99991451312
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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