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Language
English
Date Published
Publication Details
Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books, 1990.
ISBN Number
0-89879-395-5
Edition Notes
The Complete Guide to Writing Fiction is by Barnaby Conrad and the staff of the Santa Barbara Writers' Conference. This is a volume of speeches given at the conference over many years, including a speech by Tony Hillerman entitled "Dialogue," beginning on page 65. There are many contributions by other very famous writers as well. The volume was published by Writer's Digest Books in 1990. This is a hardcover book with a dust jacket.
- Title Page Transcription:
the Complete Guide to | WRITING | FICTION | by Barnaby Conrad | and the staff of | the Santa Barbara Writers' Conference | [Writer's Digest Books logo] | Cincinnati, Ohio - Contents:
[8] half title, blank, title page, copyright 94 93 92 91 90 5 4 3 2 1 , Permissions/Acknowledgements, Contents (3), [1]-304 text, [305]-309 index, [310-311] advertising, [312] blank - List of Contents:
- Introduction
- How Do You Become a Writer?, James Michener
- Beginning, William Styron
- Characters Will Make Your Story, Herbert Gold
- Making Your Characters Work for You, Eudora Welty
- Characterization Versus Conflict -- Which Is More Important?, Elmore Leonard
- Dialogue, Tony Hillerman
- Setting, Paul Erdman
- Style and Language, William F. Buckley Jr.
- Theme, Thesis, Moral, or Premise, Alice Adams
- Show, Don't Tell, Harlan Ellison
- Plotting, Tom McGuane
- Action and Narrative, Sidney Sheldon
- Motivation: What Does He Want, What Does She Want?, Judith Krantz
- Selective Detail, John Hersey
- Point of View, Martin Cruz Smith
- The Obligatory Sex Scene, Jackie Collins
- Flashbacks and Plants, Joseph Wambaugh
- Endings, Dominick Dunne
- Revision, Danielle Steel
- Mystery Writing, Martin Cruz Smith
- The Right-Brain Experience in Fiction Writing, Tom McGuane
- Block That Block!, Danielle Steel
- Short Story Versus the Novel, Robert Bloch
- Rejection-- and Dejection, Colleen McCullough
- Criticism, Jessamyn West
- Reading and Writing, Irving Stone
- The Selling of the Short Story, Irwin Shaw
- The Publishing Business: Marketing the Manuscript
- The Be-Getting of an Agent, Ray Bradbury
- Publicizing Fiction, Irving Stone
- In Conclusion, Irving Stone
- Index
- Physical Attributes:
- Format: Hardcover, 23.5 x 16 cm
- Binding: Fully bound in blue cloth-covered boards. The title, author name, and publisher logo are embossed on the spine in metallic blue.
- Collation: [8] [1]-304 [305]-[312]
- Price: $17.95 USD
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