Craft in the real world : rethinking fiction writing and workshopping
Record details
- ISBN: 9781948226806
- ISBN: 1948226804
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Physical Description:
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xxiii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm - Publisher: New York : Catapult, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Versions of some of these chapters were first published in: Pleiades Magazine, Gulf Coast, Necessary Fiction, and Electric Literature"--Title page verso. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-225). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Part 1: Fiction in the real world. "Pure craft" is a lie -- What is craft? 25 thoughts -- Audience, theme, and purpose -- Redefining craft terms ; ... Tone ; ...Plot ; ...Conflict ; ...Character arc and story arc ; ...Characterization ; ...Relatability ; ...Believability ; ...Vulnerability ; ...Setting ; ...Pacing ; ...Structure -- An example from East Asian and Asian American literature -- Part 2: Workshop in the real world. "The reader: vs. POC -- Who is at the center of workshop and who should be? -- Alternative workshops -- Syllabus example -- Workshopping incomplete drafts -- Against page limits -- Four things to grade -- Appendix: Exercises. Purpose-oriented writing exercises -- 34 revision exercises. |
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Genre: | Handbooks and manuals. |
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