This is a practical workbook that guides writers, step-by-step, toward completing a work of fiction. Free of generalizing platitudes, it instead focuses on the specifics of craft: from getting started, discovering characters, writing dialogue and description, to evaluating the design of a draft, and of course revision. Exercises found in this book are actual techniques working writers rely on. They include speed writing, sorting and grouping, rewriting an incident in various styles, experimenting with tone, voice, syntax, and more. Designed to cover every stage of the process—from brainstorming an idea to the final draft—these practical suggestions help writers to liberate their creativity and to refine existing work. Excerpts from published authors are also included and help to illustrate the techniques taught.
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Kate Grenville is a prizewinning fiction writer whose books include Lilian’s Story and Dark Places. She has an M.A. degree in Creative Writing and has run writing workshops at universities in the United States and abroad.
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A great investment for writers,
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This review is from: The Writing Book: A Workbook for Fiction Writers (Paperback)
This book is a useful resource; it provides exercises that get one's creativity flowing, as well as some very practical and thoughtful advice on how to polish works in progress. Better still, it doesn't just stick to conventional formulas when discussing the elements of a short story or novel; Grenville provides examples from both traditional and experimental approaches to storytelling.
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Kate Grenville is cool!,
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This is a must have guide for anyone wanting to write. Shows us how to let it flow. Lots of exercises for budding authors within.
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For all writers who want to write but lack discipline,
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I have been using Kate Grenville's book for over a decade to help me 'warm up' on those mornings when inspiration fails to come. Having read countless books for aspiring writers, I can honestly say that I have found none as helpful as this one.
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