There is a very good chance that one of your favorite authors learned the craft with Writing Fiction. This book is a master class in creative writing that also calls on us to renew our love of storytelling and celebrate the skill of writing well. And the examples and quotations throughout the book feature a wide and diverse range of today's best and best-known creators of both novels and short stories.

It includes new topics and writing prompts. Moving from freewriting to final revision, the book addresses 'showing not telling,' characterization, dialogue, atmosphere, plot, imagery, and point of view. Burroway's tone is personal and nonprescriptive, welcoming learning writers into the community of practiced storytellers. This new edition continues to provide advice that is practical, comprehensive, and flexible. Janet Burroway's bestselling classic is the most widely used creative writing text in America, and for more than three decades it has helped hundreds of thousands of students learn the craft. There is a very good chance that one of your favorite authors learned the craft with Writing Fiction.A creative writerss shelf should hold at least three essential books: a dictionary, a style guide, and Writing Fiction.

It includes new topics and writing prompts, and each chapter now ends with a list of recommended readings that exemplify the craft elements discussed, allowing for further study.

Burroway's tone is personal and nonprescriptive, welcoming learning writers into the community of practiced storytellers. Writing Fiction, Tenth Edition : A Guide to Narrative Craft Author (s) Janet Burroway Elizabeth Stuckey-French Ned Stuckey-French Published 2019 Publisher University of Chicago Press Format Paperback 240 pages more formats: eBook ISBN 978-9-8 Edition 10th, Tenth, 10e Reviews Find in Library Searching bookstores for the lowest price. Now in its tenth edition, Writing Fiction is more accessible than ever for writers of all levels-inside or outside the classroom. While Burroways literary fame is due to her novels, the book that has won her the widest readership is Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft. Janet Burroway's best-selling classic is the most widely used creative writing text in America, and for more than three decades it has helped hundreds of thousands of students learn the craft. Description More than 250,000 copies sold!Ī creative writer's shelf should hold at least three essential books: a dictionary, a style guide, and Writing Fiction.

Writing Fiction by Janet Burroway