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How to Write Winning Short Stories

How to Write Winning Short Stories

How to Write Winning Short Stories

Nancy Sakaduski

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Cat & Mouse Press
Año de edición:
2015
Materia
Creación literaria y guías de creación literaria
ISBN:
9780986059797
Páginas:
176
Encuadernación:
Rústica
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A practical guide to writing short stories that covers the market for short fiction, how to write beginnings and endings, the central conflict, illustration vs. explanation, premise and theme, structure (including pacing, flashbacks, and scenes), setting, characters, dialogue, editing, fact-checking and legal issues, and marketing. The author, who manages an annual short story competition, offers advice on manuscript formatting, submission options, contest entry, and how to get the attention of a publisher or contest judge.

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