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Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School | 
 enlarge | Author: Gotham Writers' Workshop
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Category: Book
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 14016
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 304
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1582343306
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.3
EAN: 9781582343303
ASIN: 1582343306
Publication Date: August 1, 2003
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Product Description
Gotham Writers' Workshop has mastered the art of teaching the craft of writing in a way that is practical, accessible, and entertaining. Now the techniques of this renowned school are available in this book.
Here you'll find:
- The fundamental elements of fiction craft-character, plot, point of view, etc.-explained clearly and completely
- Key concepts illustrated with passages from great works of fiction
- The complete text of "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver-a masterpiece of contemporary short fiction that is analyzed throughout the book
- Exercises that let you immediately apply what you learn to your own writing
Written by Gotham Writers' Workshop expert instructors and edited by Dean of Faculty Alexander Steele, Writing Fiction offers the same methods and exercises that have earned the school international acclaim.
Once you've read-and written-your way through this book, you'll have a command of craft that will enable you to turn your ideas into effective short stories and novels.
You will be a writer.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
 Disappointment! April 17, 2009
P. Nelson
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I never received this book and my emails to the seller were never responded to. I am sure the book would be great if I had an opportunity to read it.
 The bible March 26, 2009
Gul Ralph (Lyon, France)
Well, let's say it very simply: if your dream or fortune invite you to buy just ONE BOOK about writing, you're very lucky: you've got it !
This book is amazing! December 26, 2008
B. Ross (Knoxville, TN USA)
I am an English Major with a concentration in creative writing, and I really wanted something to help me along and give me some good ideas about how to write, where to start, and how to develop ideas when I did get them. This book is really helping me out. The book is divided into different sections for different parts, and as you read, there are short exercises to help you work on the part you just learned about. Some of the exercises seem a little goofy (so I skipped them) but I've already gotten some great ideas for short stories out of this book, and I'm pretty sure it's going to be vital in helping me assemble the ideas and plot of the novel I hope to write.
Best! September 14, 2008
Kira Chvarkova (Zhytomyr, Ukraine)
I like this book a lot. It's written in a simple way, I like its structure and tasks to do on my own after each piece of material are great and challenging!
My most often consulted writer's guide March 30, 2008
B. Smiga (an Atlantic beach)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I recommend this book to every writer I know. Writing Fiction is the first book that I've written a review for, simply because it delivers so much value to me and to people I know well.
Having taught English Lit and written for many years, I'd rate Writing Fiction as the best basic Fiction textbook available, whether for aspiring fiction writers or for teachers of writing fiction. If I were teaching college or high-school English again, I would definitely include this affordable text in my curriculum.
My wife is a song-writer and children's book writer and she found Writing Fiction useful as well.
Here's why:
1) Multiple points of view! Because it's a compilation written by 11 author/teachers, you get 11 nuanced chapters that share multiple perspectives.
2) It leaves ego at the door. This ensemble approach ensures that there isn't the filler, the personal rants, or the ego you find in most single-author how-to books.
3) Based on top-rated Manhattan Writers Methods. Gotham has offered top-rated online and in-person fiction classes in Manhattan since the 90s. Each chapter is a refinement for their 10 week classes. I have also taken their classes and find them to be a great value. See www.writingclasses.com. The book is essentially a more detailed version of the lectures and writing assignments for their Fiction basic 10 week course.
4) As such, the book is a great companion to any writing or fiction class.
5) Completeness: the 11 chapters leave out nothing that is required to become a published fiction author (except for putting in the 2+ hours per day of time on task!)
Finally, I keep a copy of this book within reach (into which I have made tons of notes), so I use it over and over as a reference and refresher.
Happy writing to you!
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