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Selgin, a writing teacher at the Gotham Writers' Workshop and the MFA program at Western Connecticut State University, encourages fiction students to combine instinct and technical facility in their writing. Coverage includes the standard material: point of view, character motivation, structure and plot, description, voice, revision. Frequent, brief excerpts by notable authors are the highlights. The author also presents and discusses excerpts from his own published novels and stories. The book is attractively designed in an unusual size (5.25x7.25") and includes quotations and b&w illustrations. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Ten Lessons for the Fiction Writer&break;&break;Writing successful fiction is a balance between trusting one's own instincts and making the right conscious choices. In By Cunning & Craft, award-winning novelist and short-story writer Peter Selgin shows you how to combine the instinctive process of creation with sound technical ingenuity. &break;&break;With precise instruction and examples from classic and best-selling works, this authoritative guide helps you master the ten essential fiction-writing elements: inspiration; character; point of view; structure and plot; theme; dialogue; description; scenes, summary, and flashback; voice and style; and revision. &break;&break;Whether you're facing the blank pages of a first draft or trying to revise a completed manuscript, By Cunning & Craft provides you with the guidance you need to outfox common writing pitfalls and make sure your work isn't wanting in wit - or perfection.
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