Fiction Writer's Workshop - The Key Elements of a Writing Workshop

Story Press Hardcover with 250 pages - The key elements of a writing clear instruction, illustrated by contemporary and classic works, innovative exercises and methods to gauge your progress. - In a clear and lively style, with rich literary references from fiction, Novakovich teaches you how Uncover ideas worth writing about 2. Evoke a vivid sense of place and time 3. Invent believable characters for your fiction 4. Support your story with strong organization and structure 5. Tell your story from the best viewpoint 6. Direct your dramatic action 7. Open and close with power and grace 7. Choose expressive details 8. Write with a commanding narrative voice and 9. Transform your first draft into finished, polished fiction. - At the end of each chapter, a dozen or more unique writing exercises will help put what you learn into action. - Encouraging real improvement over negative self-criticism. - He helps you develop day to day self-discipline. And perhaps most important, he respects and encourages your development of personal style.