Writing Fiction

'This is an excellent starting place for someone exploring the art and craft of writing fiction.' Publishers Weekly.<BR>'An honest engaging guide with lessons every writer, at any stage, will benefit from.' Jhumpra Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies<BR>'The<BR>strength of this book is its accessibility: It explains all the basics<BR>of writing fiction in a simple, easy-to-understand manner that doesn't<BR>intimidate.' The Writer<BR><BR>Gotham Writers' Workshop teaches the craft of writing in a way that is practical, accessible, and entertaining. <BR><BR>Inside you'll find: The fundamentals of fiction craft - character,<BR>plot, point of view, etc, illustrated with passages from great works of<BR>fiction; The complete text of Cathedral by Raymond Carver - a<BR>masterpiece of contemporary short fiction that is analysed throughout<BR>the book; Exercises that let you immediately apply what you learn to<BR>your writing.<BR><BR>Written by Gotham Writers Workshop expert instructors, Writing Fiction<BR>offers the same methods and exercises that have earned the school<BR>international acclaim. Once you've read - and written - your way<BR>through this book, you'll be able to turn your ideas into effective<BR>short stories and novels. You will be a writer.