On writing short stories
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Author
Contributions
- Prose, Francine, 1947- - Contributor
- Bailey, Tom, 1961- - Contributor
Publication
2000 - Oxford University Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
83,000 words, Guess
Page Count
332 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL42482M
- ISBN-100195122720
- OCLC Control Number41540305
- OCLC Control Numberonwritingshortst00pros
- Library of Congress Control Number99035471
and 2 more
- Goodreads437152
- LibraryThing335057
Classifications
- DDC808.3/1
- LCCPN3373 .O52 2000
Description
A book of essays on writing by writers. Essay titles: - What makes a short story? - Reading as a Writer: The Artist as Craftsman - Character, Plot, Setting and Time, Metaphor and Voice - The Writer's Workshop - The Habit of Writing - Why Write? Taking on the World - Publishers and Publishing
Description
"On Writing Short Stories is a unique collection of original essays by seven professional writers. It is the only text of its kind to offer writing advice from such authors, editors, and instructors as Francine Prose, Joyce Carol Oates, Frank Conroy, Andre Dubus, Robert Coles, Tom Bailey, and C. Michael Curtis, with a foreword by Tobias Wolff. These experts give voice - voices - to a dialogue about the art and craft of writing short stories." "Ideal for courses and workshops in creative writing, On Writing Short Stories also includes an engaging selection of eighteen short stories, both classic and contemporary, for discussion and analysis."--BOOK JACKET.
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