Advanced Fiction

A Writer's Guide and Anthology

AvAmy E. Weldon,Sean Prentiss

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Confident with the basics of your craft? Looking to take your writing to the next level? Advanced Fiction gives you the tools to hone your skills by thinking more deeply and systematically about deploying them on the page. Friendly and down-to-earth, Amy Weldon guides you through the realities of craft and process, combining a broad anthology of landmark stories with instruction on the more advanced aspects of fiction writing.Featuring interactive prompts, exercises and suggestions for further reading, this book guides you from larger philosophical issues to subtler technical ones, from topics as diverse as the intricate principles of storytelling to navigating artistic and political landscapes conscientiously and building a writing career. Beginning with a brief recap of the basics, the text goes on to examine:- The psychology of writing and revising- Practical methods for drafting and notebook-keeping- Taking personal and technical risks with ideas, images, and forms- Making responsible decisions about representing identities, bodies, and histories on the page- Complex craft concepts such as world-building, structure, time, and moving from short forms to novels Placing students’ own work in conversation with established stories, the accompanying anthology selections range widely in culture, technique and time period, including authors of dystopia, historical fiction, satire, and fiction in translation as well as literary realists tackling themes like economic inequality, climate change, and identity.Thoughtful and essential, this book provides excellent guidance for students and budding authors on the complexities of fiction writing from the beginning of a writing project – short story or novel – to the end.

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Utgivningsdatum:2023-08-24
Mått:156 x 232 x 20 mm
Vikt:500 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Bloomsbury Writer's Guides and Anthologies
Antal sidor:328
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350180093

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Amy E. Weldon is Professor of English at Luther College, USA. She is the author of The Hands-On Life: How to Wake Yourself Up and Save the World (2018), The Writer’s Eye: Observation and Inspiration for Creative Writers (Bloomsbury, 2018), and Eldorado, Iowa: A Novel (2019). Her website is amyeweldon.com.

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Chapter One: What Makes Advanced Fiction Writing “Advanced?”Student Craft Studio: Shannon Baker, “Habits”Craft Studio: James Joyce, “Araby” (1914)ExercisesChapter Two: Getting It Down: Self-Organizing, From Mind to PageExercises Chapter Three: Mystery, Conviction, Form, and RiskStudent Craft Studio: Levi Bird, “On Stable Ground”Craft Studio: Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper” (1892)ExercisesChapter Four: Writing in Color: Culture, Identity, and ArtStudent Craft Studio: Ian Wreisner, “The New Chicago”Craft Studio: Rebecca Makkai, from The Great Believers: A Novel (2018)ExercisesChapter Five: Invisible Engines: Purpose, Psychic Distance, and Point of ViewStudent Craft Studio: Andrew Tiede, “Till Death”Craft Studio: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, “The American Embassy” (2003) ExercisesChapter Six: Building a World – For Your Readers and YourselfStudent Craft Studio: Joel Murillo, “Cracker Jack”Kari Myers, “Fields of Ash”Craft Studio: Angela Carter, “The Tiger’s Bride” (1979) ExercisesChapter Seven: Trust the Process: Revising, Editing, and Writing At LengthTeacher Craft Studio: Amy Weldon, “The Serpent” (2018) ExercisesChapter Eight: Creative Writing and Your FutureStudent Career Studio: Andrew Chan, Derek Lin, Reed Johnson, MD, and Annika DomeMFA Studio: Keith Lesmeister, “East of Ely” (2017)Dr Weldon’s Fiction Prescriptions