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" Writing in general and the short story in particular : "
Rust Hills.
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BL
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1026132
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b780502
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| Main Entry
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Hills, L. Rust.
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Writing in general and the short story in particular : : an informal textbook /\ Rust Hills.
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Boston :: Houghton Mifflin,, 1977.
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xii, 194 pages ;; 22 cm
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0395257158
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: 9780395257159
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| Contents
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The short story, as against the novel and the sketch -- Character and action -- Fixed action, as against moving action -- As the story begins and ends -- Loss of the last chance to change -- Recognizing the crucial -- Naming the moment -- "Epiphany" as a literary term -- The inevitability of retrospect -- Enhancing the interaction of character and plot -- Techniques of foreshadowing -- Foreshadowing and suspense -- Techniques of suspense -- Mystery and curiosity -- Conflict and uncertainity -- Tension and anticipation -- "Agreement" in character and action -- Movement of character -- The character shift, as against movement of character -- Slick fiction, as against quality fiction -- Moving characters, as against fixed characters -- The series regulars, as against guest stars -- Types of character -- Types as exceptions -- Type characters, as against stock characters -- The dichotomous stereotype -- Differentiating from types -- Knowing a character -- Motivation -- The stress situation -- The importance and unimportance of plot -- Plot in a short story, as against plot in a novel -- Selection in a plot -- Scenes -- Plot structure -- Beginning -- Middle -- Ending -- Sequence and causality -- The frame, as against the flashback -- Pattern in a plot -- Choice as technique -- Point of view methods -- Limitations and advantages in point of view -- When point of view is "wrong" -- The "question" of point of view -- Point of view and "involvement" -- The "moved" character and point of view -- The focusing power of point of view -- Monologues, and the pathological first person -- Irony and point of view -- Setting -- Style -- Theme -- The short story and the new criticism -- Fiction and the new journalism -- Real fiction, as against the new fiction -- Afterword: writing in general.
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A guide to the skills and techniques of writing short fiction, emphasizing the interaction of character and plot.
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Creative writing.
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Fiction-- Technique.
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Short story.
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Short story.
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Nouvelle.
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Roman-- Technique.
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Creative writing.
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Fiction-- Technique.
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Short story.
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| Dewey Classification
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808.3/1
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PN3373.H48
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