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- catalog abstract ""In 1989, Oakley Hall published The Art and Craft of Novel Writing, a classic text that Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Stone called "simply the best book in print to examine the strategies and necessities involved in the making of a novel."" "In How Fiction Works, Hall has expanded and deepened his instruction, adding exercises and new examples as well as advice on all forms of fiction, including short stories, short-short stories and novels. He covers every fictive technique, from plot and characterization to word choice, voice and style." "The key to Hall's teaching method is his brilliant use of examples. Throughout the book, he emphasizes the importance of reading and evaluating fiction with an eye toward craft. To this end, he offers more than one hundred excerpts from literature, illustrating through analysis and advice how fiction works."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13065994.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""In 1989, Oakley Hall published The Art and Craft of Novel Writing, a classic text that Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Stone called "simply the best book in print to examine the strategies and necessities involved in the making of a novel."" "In How Fiction Works, Hall has expanded and deepened his instruction, adding exercises and new examples as well as advice on all forms of fiction, including short stories, short-short stories and novels. He covers every fictive technique, from plot and characterization to word choice, voice and style." "The key to Hall's teaching method is his brilliant use of examples. Throughout the book, he emphasizes the importance of reading and evaluating fiction with an eye toward craft. To this end, he offers more than one hundred excerpts from literature, illustrating through analysis and advice how fiction works."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-216) and index.".
- catalog extent "228 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "How fiction works.".
- catalog identifier "1884910491 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "How fiction works.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cincinnati, Ohio : Story Press,".
- catalog relation "How fiction works.".
- catalog subject "808.3 21".
- catalog subject "Fiction Authorship.".
- catalog subject "PN3355 .H29 2001".
- catalog title "How fiction works : the last word on writing fiction, from basics to the fine points / by Oakley Hall.".
- catalog type "text".