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賰鬲丕亘丞 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞
Wherever you are in your development as a writer, On Writing the Short Story can help you focus your creativity more productively. Noted writer and editor Hallie Burnett guides you through the elements of powerful story writing-character, plot, setting, theme and style-and discusses the techniques that other writers have used to revise and perfect their work.
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First published January 1, 1983
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February 8, 2015
賰鬲丕亘 乇丕卅毓 毓賳 鬲賰賳賷賰 賰鬲丕亘丞 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞 .. 兀氐亘丨鬲 兀噩丿 賲鬲毓丞 賮賶 賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞貙 賵兀賲鬲賱賰 毓賷賳 賳賯丿賷丞 賮賶 賳賯丿 丕賱賯氐氐 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞 丕賱鬲賶 兀賯乇兀賴丕.
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱兀賵賱: 鬲毓乇賷賮 丕賱賯氐丞.
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱孬丕賳賶: 丕賱丨亘賰丞 丕賱賮賳賷丞.
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱孬丕賱孬: 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲.
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱乇丕亘毓: 丕賱兀爻賱賵亘.
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱禺丕賲爻: 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賵丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞.
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱爻丕丿爻: 賲乇丕丨賱 丕賱賯氐丞 - 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞.
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱爻丕亘毓: 丕賱賲賵丕氐賱丞 丨鬲賶 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞.
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱孬丕賲賳: 丕賱賲乇丕丨賱 丕賱賳賴丕卅賷丞.
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱鬲丕爻毓: 賲賱丕丨馗丕鬲 兀禺賷乇丞.
丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲 丕爻鬲亘丿賱 丕賱賯氐氐 丕賱賱賶 賰丕賳鬲 賮賶 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘賯氐氐 兀禺乇賶 賲賳 鬲乇卮賷丨賴:
1- 丕賱卮丕亘 丕賱噩乇卅 毓賱賶 丕賱毓賯賱丞 丕賱胤丕卅乇丞 - 賵賱賷賲 爻丕乇賵賷丕賳.
2- 氐賷賮 賴賳丿賶 - 兀乇爻賰賷賳 賰丕賱丿賵賷賱.
3- 賴賵 賵丕賱賯胤丞 (賯氐丞 賲賳 噩賳賵亘 兀賮乇賷賯賷丕) - 丨夭賯賷丕賱 賲睾賷丕賱賶.
4- 賴賵 賵兀賳丕 - 賳丕鬲丕賱賷丕 噩賵賳夭亘乇噩.
5- 毓賱賶 賲卮丕乇賮 丕賱賳賵賲 - 噩丕賳 賲丕乇賷 睾賵爻鬲丕賮 賱賵 賰賱賷夭賷賵.
6- 夭賷丕乇丞 廿賱賶 爻噩賷賳 - 丕噩賳丕夭賷賵 爻賷賱賵賳賶.
賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 毓賳 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 賵賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賯氐氐 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞 賵賲購鬲乇噩賲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 + 賮賴乇爻 丕賱賰鬲丕亘
亘毓囟 丕賱丕賯鬲亘丕爻丕鬲 賲賳 丕賱賯氐氐 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞 丕賱鬲賶 賮賶 丕賱賰鬲丕亘:
賯丕賱 : 賷噩亘 兀賱丕 鬲爻禺乇 賲賳 爻噩賷賳. 兀亘丿丕 兀亘丿丕.
- 賵賱賲 賱丕 責
- 賱兀賳賴 賱丕 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 兀賳 賷丿丕賮毓 毓賳 賳賮爻賴 孬賲貙 賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲賰 賯丿 賷賰賵賳 亘乇賷卅丕 .. 賵毓賱賶 賰賱 丨丕賱 賴賵 廿賳爻丕賳 賷噩亘 兀賳 賳乇孬賶 賱賴 賵賳卮賮賯 毓賱賷賴.
兀噩賳丕夭賷賵 爻賷賱賵賳賶
(夭賷丕乇丞 廿賱賶 爻噩賷賳)
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鬲馗賱 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 亘丿丕禺賱賶 賲亘毓孬乇丞 貙 鬲睾匕賶 丨賷丕鬲賶 貙 毓賱賶 賳丨賵 賱丕 賷賲賰賳 廿賳賰丕乇賴 貙 亘丕賱匕賰乇賷丕鬲 賵丕賱賲卮丕毓乇 貙 賵賱賰賳賴丕 鬲賮卮賱 丿丕卅賲丕賸 賮賶 賲賱亍 兀乇囟 丕賱孬賯丕賮丞 丕賱禺乇亘丞 丿丕禺賱賶.
賳丕鬲丕賱賷丕 噩賳夭亘乇噩
(賴賵 .. 賵兀賳丕)
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卮卅 賵丕丨丿 賮賶 丕賱毓丕賱賲 兀丨亘賴 賵兀賮賴賲賴貙 丕賱卮毓乇.
賳丕鬲丕賱賷丕 噩賳夭亘乇噩
(賴賵 .. 賵兀賳丕)
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賱賱丨馗丞 兀亘丿賷丞 賰丕賳 賴賵 賰賱 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 賮賶 丌賳 : 丕賱胤丕卅乇 賵丕賱爻賲賰丞 賵丕賱丨賷賵丕賳 丕賱賯丕乇囟 賵丕賱夭丕丨賮 賵丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 貙 賵賰丕賳 兀賲丕賲賴 賲丨賷胤 賲賳 兀孬乇 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賷鬲賲賵噩 賮賶 丕賱馗賱丕賲 亘賱丕 賳賴丕賷丞. 丕丨鬲乇賯鬲 丕賱賲丿賷賳丞 貙 賵鬲賲乇丿鬲 丕賱噩賲丕賴賷乇 丕賱賲丨鬲卮丿丞 貙 賵丕賱兀乇囟 鬲丿賵乇 賲亘鬲毓丿丞 賵丨賷賳 兀丿乇賰 兀賳賴 賷賮毓賱 賲孬賱賴丕 貙 兀丿丕乇 賵噩賴賴 丕賱囟丕卅毓 廿賱賶 丕賱爻賲丕亍 丕賱禺丕賱賷丞 賵兀氐亘丨 亘賱丕 丨賱賲 賵賱丕 丨賷丕丞 貙 賱賯丿 丕賰鬲賲賱.
賵賱賷賲 爻丕乇賵賷丕賳
(丕賱卮丕亘 丕賱噩乇卅 毓賱賶 丕賱毓賯賱丞 丕賱胤丕卅乇丞)
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丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱兀賵賱: 鬲毓乇賷賮 丕賱賯氐丞.
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱孬丕賳賶: 丕賱丨亘賰丞 丕賱賮賳賷丞.
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱孬丕賱孬: 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲.
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱乇丕亘毓: 丕賱兀爻賱賵亘.
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱禺丕賲爻: 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賵丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞.
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱爻丕丿爻: 賲乇丕丨賱 丕賱賯氐丞 - 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞.
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱爻丕亘毓: 丕賱賲賵丕氐賱丞 丨鬲賶 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞.
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱孬丕賲賳: 丕賱賲乇丕丨賱 丕賱賳賴丕卅賷丞.
丕賱賮氐賱 丕賱鬲丕爻毓: 賲賱丕丨馗丕鬲 兀禺賷乇丞.
丕賱賲鬲乇噩賲 丕爻鬲亘丿賱 丕賱賯氐氐 丕賱賱賶 賰丕賳鬲 賮賶 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘賯氐氐 兀禺乇賶 賲賳 鬲乇卮賷丨賴:
1- 丕賱卮丕亘 丕賱噩乇卅 毓賱賶 丕賱毓賯賱丞 丕賱胤丕卅乇丞 - 賵賱賷賲 爻丕乇賵賷丕賳.
2- 氐賷賮 賴賳丿賶 - 兀乇爻賰賷賳 賰丕賱丿賵賷賱.
3- 賴賵 賵丕賱賯胤丞 (賯氐丞 賲賳 噩賳賵亘 兀賮乇賷賯賷丕) - 丨夭賯賷丕賱 賲睾賷丕賱賶.
4- 賴賵 賵兀賳丕 - 賳丕鬲丕賱賷丕 噩賵賳夭亘乇噩.
5- 毓賱賶 賲卮丕乇賮 丕賱賳賵賲 - 噩丕賳 賲丕乇賷 睾賵爻鬲丕賮 賱賵 賰賱賷夭賷賵.
6- 夭賷丕乇丞 廿賱賶 爻噩賷賳 - 丕噩賳丕夭賷賵 爻賷賱賵賳賶.
賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲 毓賳 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 賵賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賯氐氐 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞 賵賲購鬲乇噩賲 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 + 賮賴乇爻 丕賱賰鬲丕亘
亘毓囟 丕賱丕賯鬲亘丕爻丕鬲 賲賳 丕賱賯氐氐 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞 丕賱鬲賶 賮賶 丕賱賰鬲丕亘:
賯丕賱 : 賷噩亘 兀賱丕 鬲爻禺乇 賲賳 爻噩賷賳. 兀亘丿丕 兀亘丿丕.
- 賵賱賲 賱丕 責
- 賱兀賳賴 賱丕 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 兀賳 賷丿丕賮毓 毓賳 賳賮爻賴 孬賲貙 賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲賰 賯丿 賷賰賵賳 亘乇賷卅丕 .. 賵毓賱賶 賰賱 丨丕賱 賴賵 廿賳爻丕賳 賷噩亘 兀賳 賳乇孬賶 賱賴 賵賳卮賮賯 毓賱賷賴.
兀噩賳丕夭賷賵 爻賷賱賵賳賶
(夭賷丕乇丞 廿賱賶 爻噩賷賳)
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鬲馗賱 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 亘丿丕禺賱賶 賲亘毓孬乇丞 貙 鬲睾匕賶 丨賷丕鬲賶 貙 毓賱賶 賳丨賵 賱丕 賷賲賰賳 廿賳賰丕乇賴 貙 亘丕賱匕賰乇賷丕鬲 賵丕賱賲卮丕毓乇 貙 賵賱賰賳賴丕 鬲賮卮賱 丿丕卅賲丕賸 賮賶 賲賱亍 兀乇囟 丕賱孬賯丕賮丞 丕賱禺乇亘丞 丿丕禺賱賶.
賳丕鬲丕賱賷丕 噩賳夭亘乇噩
(賴賵 .. 賵兀賳丕)
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卮卅 賵丕丨丿 賮賶 丕賱毓丕賱賲 兀丨亘賴 賵兀賮賴賲賴貙 丕賱卮毓乇.
賳丕鬲丕賱賷丕 噩賳夭亘乇噩
(賴賵 .. 賵兀賳丕)
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賱賱丨馗丞 兀亘丿賷丞 賰丕賳 賴賵 賰賱 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 賮賶 丌賳 : 丕賱胤丕卅乇 賵丕賱爻賲賰丞 賵丕賱丨賷賵丕賳 丕賱賯丕乇囟 賵丕賱夭丕丨賮 賵丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 貙 賵賰丕賳 兀賲丕賲賴 賲丨賷胤 賲賳 兀孬乇 丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賷鬲賲賵噩 賮賶 丕賱馗賱丕賲 亘賱丕 賳賴丕賷丞. 丕丨鬲乇賯鬲 丕賱賲丿賷賳丞 貙 賵鬲賲乇丿鬲 丕賱噩賲丕賴賷乇 丕賱賲丨鬲卮丿丞 貙 賵丕賱兀乇囟 鬲丿賵乇 賲亘鬲毓丿丞 賵丨賷賳 兀丿乇賰 兀賳賴 賷賮毓賱 賲孬賱賴丕 貙 兀丿丕乇 賵噩賴賴 丕賱囟丕卅毓 廿賱賶 丕賱爻賲丕亍 丕賱禺丕賱賷丞 賵兀氐亘丨 亘賱丕 丨賱賲 賵賱丕 丨賷丕丞 貙 賱賯丿 丕賰鬲賲賱.
賵賱賷賲 爻丕乇賵賷丕賳
(丕賱卮丕亘 丕賱噩乇卅 毓賱賶 丕賱毓賯賱丞 丕賱胤丕卅乇丞)
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October 27, 2012
I was disappointed with On Writing the Short Story. I purchased this book based on the recommendation of Self-Editing for Fiction Writers. They indicated this was one of the best books out there about short stories. I beg to disagree.
Some of the advice is note-worthy, however a good share of it has been written in other books. It would have made more sense to discuss the different points after each author's story she included so we understand clearly the point she was making instead having to refer back. I would have liked more information for the money I spent on this book because of its high recommendation.
Some of the advice is note-worthy, however a good share of it has been written in other books. It would have made more sense to discuss the different points after each author's story she included so we understand clearly the point she was making instead having to refer back. I would have liked more information for the money I spent on this book because of its high recommendation.
July 24, 2017
賰鬲丕亘丞 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞貙 賴賵 賰鬲丕亘 賱賱賰丕鬲亘丞 賵丕賱賲丨乇乇丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賴丕賱賷 亘賷乇賳鬲
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘鬲賳丕賵賱 賮賳 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞貙 賵賲丕 兀毓馗賲賴 賮賳.
鬲兀賰丿 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 賵賴賷 賯丿 毓賲賱鬲 乇賷爻丞 賱鬲丨乇賷乇 賲噩賱丞 丕賱賯氐丞 賱兀賰孬乇 賲賳 兀乇亘毓賷賳 毓丕賲丕賸貙 兀賳 賮賳 丕賱賯氐丞 賷爻賴賱 鬲毓賱賲賴貙 賱賰賳 賱賲賳 賲賱賰 丕賱賲賵賴亘丞 賵丕賱噩丿 賵丕賱氐亘乇 賱鈥権必ж� 孬賲乇丞 鬲毓亘賴.
鬲賳丕賵賱鬲 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 噩賵丕賳亘 賲鬲毓丿丿丞 賲孬賱 鬲毓乇賷賮 丕賱賯氐丞貙 丕賱丨亘賰丞 丕賱賮賳賷丞貙 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲貙 丕賱丕爻賱賵亘貙 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賵丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞貙 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞貙 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞貙賵賲賱丕丨馗丕鬲 兀禺賷乇丞.
孬賲 毓乇囟鬲 亘毓囟 賳氐賵氐 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞.
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘鬲賳丕賵賱 賮賳 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞貙 賵賲丕 兀毓馗賲賴 賮賳.
鬲兀賰丿 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 賵賴賷 賯丿 毓賲賱鬲 乇賷爻丞 賱鬲丨乇賷乇 賲噩賱丞 丕賱賯氐丞 賱兀賰孬乇 賲賳 兀乇亘毓賷賳 毓丕賲丕賸貙 兀賳 賮賳 丕賱賯氐丞 賷爻賴賱 鬲毓賱賲賴貙 賱賰賳 賱賲賳 賲賱賰 丕賱賲賵賴亘丞 賵丕賱噩丿 賵丕賱氐亘乇 賱鈥権必ж� 孬賲乇丞 鬲毓亘賴.
鬲賳丕賵賱鬲 丕賱賰丕鬲亘丞 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 噩賵丕賳亘 賲鬲毓丿丿丞 賲孬賱 鬲毓乇賷賮 丕賱賯氐丞貙 丕賱丨亘賰丞 丕賱賮賳賷丞貙 丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲貙 丕賱丕爻賱賵亘貙 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賵丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞貙 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞貙 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞貙賵賲賱丕丨馗丕鬲 兀禺賷乇丞.
孬賲 毓乇囟鬲 亘毓囟 賳氐賵氐 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞.
July 25, 2019
It is only good for a starter-level!
April 6, 2020
賷購噩賷亘 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲賷賾亘 毓賳 兀爻卅賱鬲賰 丕賱賲賱丨賾丞 賱丕 賮賷 賲噩丕賱 丕賱賯氐丞 丕賱賯氐賷乇丞 賵丨爻亘貙 亘賱 毓賳 兀爻卅賱丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 賮賷 賲丿丕賴丕 丕賱賮爻賷丨 .
August 30, 2020
賰鬲丕亘賹 賲賴賲賹賾 賵賲賰孬賾賮賹 賱丕 丨卮賵 賮賷賴
兀賳氐丨購 賰賱賻賾 賲賵賴賵亘 賮賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞賽 兀賳 賷賯乇兀賴 賲乇鬲賷賳 毓賱賶 丕賱兀賯賱
兀賳氐丨購 賰賱賻賾 賲賵賴賵亘 賮賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞賽 兀賳 賷賯乇兀賴 賲乇鬲賷賳 毓賱賶 丕賱兀賯賱
February 26, 2023
乇丕卅毓 .. 亘亘爻丕胤丞 .. 乇丕卅毓
November 20, 2023
A quick, helpful read for writers from beginner to veteran in under 170 pages. Covers character, plot, setting, theme and style. I recommend to my authors.
May 29, 2016
I have been reading a variety of creative writing manuals over the past few months to gear up for my workshopping, writing, teaching, and learning that I will be doing in my new MFA program. All of the books I have read have been mostly repetitive, while all offered interesting and powerful glimmers into one aspect of creative writing that really turned me on and opened my eyes (while I felt the other lessons provided were good, but mostly repeated a great deal of information I was already very familiar with). This review will focus on what I felt was specifically unique about this book in particular and may leave out observations about the entirety of the workshop.
This was one of the least helpful of the group that I have been reading recently. It is rambling, indirect, and contains very little valuable information. It is written in a narrative format that seems to dance around any helpful advice, and felt to me like one of those college classes where an elderly professor is sitting at the front of the room and is riffing on their topic without a real distinct goal for the day鈥檚 class as far as anyone can tell. Half of the book is her 鈥榗ourse鈥� and the other half of the book is a very small anthology of notable short stories that were published in Story magazine.
That said, I was surprised at how poorly executed this book was as Burnett was the editor of Story magazine for something like thirty years鈥� But that does not a good teacher through a nonfiction book on creative writing make. As a matter of fact, I really enjoyed her piece that appeared in the book 鈥� yes, she put one of her own short stories next to Capote, Taylor, and others as an editorial decision in her book. But there was no clear reason why the stories were there besides the fact that they were great.
All in all, there are a few tips in here hidden in a bramble of anecdotal nonsense, but it is safe to say you can skip it if you want to learn something about creative writing. Pick up 鈥極n Writing鈥� or 鈥榃riting Down The Bones鈥� or even some inspiration from some back issues of Story to kickstart your adventure, but you can feel free to leave this one on the shelf.
This was one of the least helpful of the group that I have been reading recently. It is rambling, indirect, and contains very little valuable information. It is written in a narrative format that seems to dance around any helpful advice, and felt to me like one of those college classes where an elderly professor is sitting at the front of the room and is riffing on their topic without a real distinct goal for the day鈥檚 class as far as anyone can tell. Half of the book is her 鈥榗ourse鈥� and the other half of the book is a very small anthology of notable short stories that were published in Story magazine.
That said, I was surprised at how poorly executed this book was as Burnett was the editor of Story magazine for something like thirty years鈥� But that does not a good teacher through a nonfiction book on creative writing make. As a matter of fact, I really enjoyed her piece that appeared in the book 鈥� yes, she put one of her own short stories next to Capote, Taylor, and others as an editorial decision in her book. But there was no clear reason why the stories were there besides the fact that they were great.
All in all, there are a few tips in here hidden in a bramble of anecdotal nonsense, but it is safe to say you can skip it if you want to learn something about creative writing. Pick up 鈥極n Writing鈥� or 鈥榃riting Down The Bones鈥� or even some inspiration from some back issues of Story to kickstart your adventure, but you can feel free to leave this one on the shelf.
July 22, 2009
I bought "On Writing the Short Story" by Hallie Burnett because it was recommended in "Self-Editing for Fiction Writers" as "the best book we've found on the subject". Right now that doesn't seem such a glowing endorsement. It just makes me wonders what the other books are like if they aren't as good. Because while it's a good book with some excellent information and advice it's very thin and around half of it is sample stories. This sounds rather lack my complaints about another book on short story writing "How to Write Short Stories For Magazines -- and get Published" but this book wins over the previous one for several reasons.
1. The quality of the advice is much better, and it's generally better written.
2. Only one of the sample stories is actually by the book's author
3. One of the sample stories is the classic "Address Unknown" by Kressman Taylor which retails on its own for 拢5.99 on Amazon - it's worth buying for this powerful and tragic story on its own.
4. The internal layout of the book looks like a book.
So it doesn't feel as anaemic as "How to Write Short Stories for Magazines" and I didn't pay anywhere near as much for it, but it still doesn't feel comprehensive. It's an excellent primer, and given you can pick it up for 拢1.51 on Amazon (well from other sellers selling through Amazon) it's worth the money, but I wanted something a bit meatier.
It's still head and shoulders above "How to Write Short Stories for Magazines" and so I grant it 3 stars.
1. The quality of the advice is much better, and it's generally better written.
2. Only one of the sample stories is actually by the book's author
3. One of the sample stories is the classic "Address Unknown" by Kressman Taylor which retails on its own for 拢5.99 on Amazon - it's worth buying for this powerful and tragic story on its own.
4. The internal layout of the book looks like a book.
So it doesn't feel as anaemic as "How to Write Short Stories for Magazines" and I didn't pay anywhere near as much for it, but it still doesn't feel comprehensive. It's an excellent primer, and given you can pick it up for 拢1.51 on Amazon (well from other sellers selling through Amazon) it's worth the money, but I wanted something a bit meatier.
It's still head and shoulders above "How to Write Short Stories for Magazines" and so I grant it 3 stars.
February 4, 2016
Not terrible, but there are other books which 1. Go into more detail / give more specific strategies and (more importantly) 2. Have more modern examples of stories. Not highly recommended given some of the other books that are out there.
October 15, 2008
A good book, with good, solid advice on writing the short story. Definitely worth reading, even if you're like me, and don't write "literary."
June 25, 2011
Tips and guidelines for those attempting to write short stories. The author draws on her experiences.
February 22, 2013
Outstanding, dated book. It includes six short stories.
November 22, 2015
Okay but not one of my favorite books on writing. It just didn't grab me.
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September 3, 2012(Recommended in "Self-Editing for Fiction Writers" as the best book on short story technique.)
April 24, 2015
乇丕卅毓 .. 亘亘爻丕胤丞 .. 乇丕卅毓
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