How to Write Fiction (And Think About It)

ROBERT GRAHAM is Programme Leader of the BA Creative Writing degree at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. His previous publications include The Road to Somewhere: A Creative Writing Companion (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004).

'Very friendly and direct, and full of practical insights.' - Jenny Newman, University of Nottingham, UK

• Notes on ContributorsIntroductionWriting BurstsPART 1: HOW A WRITER WORKSHow A Writer WorksMaking Notes500-word Story Project: Person, Place, ProblemKeeping JournalsHow To Read As A Writer + Reflection Project: The Writer ReadingReflection Project 2: Reading As A WriterPART 2: HOW TO WRITE SHORT STORIESA Brief Tour Around The Short StoryThe Distance Between: Author, Narrator, Reader and Point of ViewCharacters; H.NewallLiving Elsewhere: PlotScenesDialogueSettingEpiphany1000-word Story Project: Family PlotPART 3: HOW TO REDRAFTRedrafting 1: EditingPage DesignPeer AppraisalWriter's WorkshopsRedrafting 2: RevisingPART 4: HOW TO MANAGE FICTIONAL TIMESome Notes On Handling Time In Fiction; J.FrielForeshadowingTransitionsCrossing Timelines and Breaking Rules; H.LeachPART 5: HOW TO WRITE WITH STYLEMeaning Sense and ClarityDescription; U.HurleySentences2000-word Story Project: Dental SurgeryPART 6: DEVELOPING YOUR FICTIONDemons and Angels: Using a Persona; J.NewmanLooking For The Drama; U.Hurley3000-word Story Project: Literary RevisionThe Longer StoryStory Project: The Longer StoryThe Short Story CycleStory Project: The Short Story CycleStructure What Is It Good For?; G.CreerReflection Project 3: Where You Are Up To NowAFTERWORDHow To Go the DistanceBibliographyIndex.