| Edition |
1st Mariner book ed. |
| Description |
x, 197 pages ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
The Short Story, as against the Novel and the Sketch 1 -- Character and Action 5 -- Fixed Action, as against Moving Action 7 -- As the Story Begins and Ends 10 -- Loss of the Last Chance to Change 13 -- Recognizing the Crucial 14 -- Naming the Moment 17 -- "Epiphany" as a Literary Term 19 -- The Inevitability of Retrospect 24 -- Enhancing the Interaction of Character and Plot 26 -- Techniques of Foreshadowing 27 -- Foreshadowing and Suspense 33 -- Techniques of Suspense 37 -- Mystery and Curiosity 37 -- Conflict and Uncertainty 38 -- Tension and Anticipation 40 -- "Agreement" in Character and Action 43 -- Movement of Character 45 -- The Character Shift, as against Movement of Character 47 -- Slick Fiction, as against Quality Fiction 49 -- Moving Characters, as against Fixed Characters 53 -- The Series Regulars, as against the Guest Stars 56 -- Types of Character 58 -- Types as Exceptions 61 -- Type Characters, as against Stock Characters 62 -- The Dichotomous Stereotype 65 -- Differentiating from Types 67 -- Knowing a Character 70 -- Motivation 74 -- The Stress Situation 76 -- The Importance and Unimportance of Plot 80 -- Plot in a Short Story, as against Plot in a Novel 82 -- Selection in Plot 86 -- Scenes 92 -- Plot Structure 95 -- Beginning 98 -- Middle 104 -- Ending 106 -- Sequence and Causality 108 -- The Frame, as against the Flashback 109 -- Pattern in Plot 112 -- Choice as Technique 117 -- Point-of-View Methods 120 -- Limitations and Advantages in Point of View 124 -- When Point of View is "Wrong" 128 -- The "Question" of Point of View 130 -- Point of View and "Involvement" 135 -- The "Moved" Character and Point of View 140 -- The Focusing Power of Point of View 145 -- Monologues, and the Pathological First Person 149 -- Irony and Point of View 154 -- Setting 158 -- Style 162 -- Theme 165 -- The Short Story and the New Criticism 171 -- The American Short Story "Today" 178 -- Afterword: Writing in General 191. |
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Fiction -- Technique.
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Creative writing.
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Short story.
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Creative writing. (OCoLC)fst00882489
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Fiction -- Technique. (OCoLC)fst00923755
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Short story. (OCoLC)fst01117446
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| Genre/Form |
short stories. (CStmoGRI)aatgf300202607
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Short stories. (OCoLC)fst01726740
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Literature. (OCoLC)fst01921716
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Literature.
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Short stories.
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| ISBN |
0618082344 (pbk.) |
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9780618082346 (pbk.) |
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