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Creating Short Fiction: The Classic Guide to Writing Short Fiction (Paperback)

by Damon Knight (Author) "In a remarkable book called You Are Extraordinary, Roger J. Williams wrote that if there were as much variation in the visible parts of our..." (more)
Key Phrases: omniscient viewpoint, plot skeleton, viewpoint character, New York, John O'Hara, Kate Wilhelm (more...)
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Editorial Reviews
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"To those who hunger to be writers I commend this book without reservation."--Harlan Ellison

"What Knight doesn't know about writing the short story cannot be put into expository prose anyway."--Algis Budrys

"Knight is one of the preeminent teachers of writing in this country. [This book] should be considered essential for all beginning writers . . . not to mention a few others, who've forgotten the valuable information it contains."--Lucius Shepard, author of The Jaguar Hunter


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"To those who hunger to be writers I commend this book without reservation."--Harlan Ellison

"What Knight doesn't know about writing the short story cannot be put into expository prose anyway."--Algis Budrys

"Knight is one of the preeminent teachers of writing in this country. [This book] should be considered essential for all beginning writers . . . not to mention a few others, who've forgotten the valuable information it contains."--Lucius Shepard, author of The Jaguar Hunter


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Product Details
  • Paperback: 209 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; Revised edition (March 15, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312150946
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312150945
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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