{"product_id":"writing-fiction-tenth-edition-a-guide-to-narrative-craft-paperback","title":"Writing Fiction, Tenth Edition: A Guide to Narrative Craft - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanet Burroway\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Stuckey-French\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNed Stuckey-French\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore than 250,000 copies sold \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A creative writer's shelf should hold at least three essential books: a dictionary, a style guide, and \u003ci\u003eWriting Fiction. \u003c\/i\u003eJanet Burroway's best-selling classic is the most widely used creative writing text in America, and for more than three decades it has helped hundreds of thousands of students learn the craft. Now in its tenth edition, \u003ci\u003eWriting Fiction \u003c\/i\u003eis more accessible than ever for writers of all levels--inside or outside the classroom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This new edition continues to provide advice that is practical, comprehensive, and flexible. Burroway's tone is personal and nonprescriptive, welcoming learning writers into the community of practiced storytellers. Moving from freewriting to final revision, the book addresses \"showing not telling,\" characterization, dialogue, atmosphere, plot, imagery, and point of view. It includes new topics and writing prompts, and each chapter now ends with a list of recommended readings that exemplify the craft elements discussed, allowing for further study. And the examples and quotations throughout the book feature a wide and diverse range of today's best and best-known creators of both novels and short stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book is a master class in creative writing that also calls on us to renew our love of storytelling and celebrate the skill of writing well. There is a very good chance that one of your favorite authors learned the craft with \u003ci\u003eWriting Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. And who knows what future favorite will get her start reading this edition?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanet Burroway \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of plays, essays, poetry, children's books, and eight novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Buzzards\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRaw Silk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOpening Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCutting Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBridge of Sand\u003c\/i\u003e. She also edited the essay collection \u003ci\u003eA Story Larger than My Own\u003c\/i\u003e for the University of Chicago Press. She is Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor Emerita at Florida State University. She lives in Chicago and Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Stuckey-French\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English at Florida State University. \u003cb\u003eNed Stuckey-French\u003c\/b\u003e (1950-2019) was associate professor of English at Florida State University and director of the FSU Certificate Program in Publishing and Editing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45264561864806,"sku":"9780226616698","price":34.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/OURtSHlxYnFqSytoNHZuaCtOck1IUT09.webp?v=1773892222","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/writing-fiction-tenth-edition-a-guide-to-narrative-craft-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}