Writing great literary stories is more than mastering the craft of writing. Story telling is equally important and prose as a medium for telling the fictional story presents unique challenges.The literary fictional story is an art form and requiresMoreWriting great literary stories is more than mastering the craft of writing. Story telling is equally important and prose as a medium for telling the fictional story presents unique challenges.The literary fictional story is an art form and requires not only special training to write, but also needs as author with proper attitudes and perceptions.
The differences among a literary fictional story, memoir, creative nonfiction and essay need full understanding to create a memorable and lasting literary fictional story.This book is a series of sixteen essays about writing, essays designed as a resource for the writer seeking to improve. Aspects of narration are explored, with special emphasis on the first person and third person point of view and the special difficulties they present. Voice, dialogue, story momentum, credibility, humor in fiction and story structure are covered.
The importance of drama, motivations, conflict and action, theme and irony that drive fiction is explored. The importance of structure and a time line are emphasized.