Curious Attractions: Essays on Fiction WritingUniversity of Michigan Press, 25. maj 2005 - 175 strani Curious Attractions: Essays on Fiction Writing is a book about what makes fiction work. In nine entertaining and instructive essays, novelist and master teacher Debra Spark pursues key questions that face both aspiring and accomplished writers, including: How does a writer find inspiration? What makes a story's closing line resonate? How can a writer "get" style? Where should an author "stand" in relation to his or her characters? While the book will have immediate appeal for students of writing, it will also be of interest to general readers for its in-depth reading of contemporary fiction and for its take on important issues of the day: Should writers try to be more uplifting? How is emotion best conveyed in fiction? Why are serious writers in North America wedded to the realist tradition? When she was only twenty-three, Debra Spark's best-selling anthology 20 Under 30 introduced readers to some of today's best writers, including David Leavitt, Susan Minot, Lorrie Moore, Ann Patchett, and Mona Simpson. Almost twenty years later, Spark brings this same keen critical eye to Curious Attractions, discussing a broad range of authors from multiple genres and generations. A collection of essays in the belles-lettres tradition, Curious Attractions offers lively and instructive discussions of craft flavored with autobiographical reflections and commentary on world events. Throughout, Spark's voice is warm, articulate, and engaging as it provides valuable insights to readers and writers alike. |
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... begin thinking in terms of what is and isn't impor- tant to write about , the " emotionally and intellectually significant ” ( which , John Gardner held , you must address ) , you'll undoubtedly veer off track . It's probably best to ...
... begin thinking in terms of what is and isn't impor- tant to write about , the " emotionally and intellectually significant ” ( which , John Gardner held , you must address ) , you'll undoubtedly veer off track . It's probably best to ...
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... begin in the middle , after a great deal of action has already taken place . I asked my friend , writer Steve Stern , if he had anything smart to say about how a story opens , and he sighed , presumably at the paucity of his knowledge ...
... begin in the middle , after a great deal of action has already taken place . I asked my friend , writer Steve Stern , if he had anything smart to say about how a story opens , and he sighed , presumably at the paucity of his knowledge ...
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... begin : an explanation of my title . “ Aspects of the Short Novel . " Stolen , as you may know , from E. M. Forster . His book As- pects of the Novel consists of a series of lectures which Forster gave at Trinity College in 1927 ...
... begin : an explanation of my title . “ Aspects of the Short Novel . " Stolen , as you may know , from E. M. Forster . His book As- pects of the Novel consists of a series of lectures which Forster gave at Trinity College in 1927 ...
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GETTING IN AND GETTING OUT | 16 |
SPEAKING OF STYLE | 33 |
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