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Beginnings, Middles & Ends

Nancy Kress
4.9/5 (13252 ratings)
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Description:Get your stories off to a roaring start.Keep them tight and crisp throughout.Conclude them with a wallop.Is the story or novel you've been carrying around in your head the same one you see on the page? Or does the dialogue suddenly sound flat and predictable? Do the events seem to ramble?Translating a flash of inspiration into a compelling story requires careful crafting. The words you choose, how you describe characters, and the way you orchestrate conflict all make the difference--the difference between a story that is slow to begin, flounders midway, or trails off at the end--and one that holds the interest of readers and editors to the final page.By demonstrating effective solutions for potential problems at each stage of your story, Nancy Kress will help you...hook the editor on the first three paragraphsmake--and keep--your story's "implicit promise"build drama and credibility by controlling your proseDozens of exercises help you strengthen your short story or novel. Plus, you'll sharpen skills and gain new insight into...the price a writer pays for flashbackssix ways characters should "reveal" themselvestechniques for writing--and rewritingLet this working resource be your guide to successful stories--from beginning to end.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Beginnings, Middles & Ends. To get started finding Beginnings, Middles & Ends, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
149
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Writer's Digest Books
Release
1999
ISBN
0898799058

Beginnings, Middles & Ends

Nancy Kress
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
Read Now Download now ⏭ listen AudioBook
Description: Get your stories off to a roaring start.Keep them tight and crisp throughout.Conclude them with a wallop.Is the story or novel you've been carrying around in your head the same one you see on the page? Or does the dialogue suddenly sound flat and predictable? Do the events seem to ramble?Translating a flash of inspiration into a compelling story requires careful crafting. The words you choose, how you describe characters, and the way you orchestrate conflict all make the difference--the difference between a story that is slow to begin, flounders midway, or trails off at the end--and one that holds the interest of readers and editors to the final page.By demonstrating effective solutions for potential problems at each stage of your story, Nancy Kress will help you...hook the editor on the first three paragraphsmake--and keep--your story's "implicit promise"build drama and credibility by controlling your proseDozens of exercises help you strengthen your short story or novel. Plus, you'll sharpen skills and gain new insight into...the price a writer pays for flashbackssix ways characters should "reveal" themselvestechniques for writing--and rewritingLet this working resource be your guide to successful stories--from beginning to end.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Beginnings, Middles & Ends. To get started finding Beginnings, Middles & Ends, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
149
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Writer's Digest Books
Release
1999
ISBN
0898799058

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