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On writing short stories
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On writing short stories

Francine Prose, Bailey, Tom, Joyce Carol Oates, Frank Conroy, André Dubus, C. Michael Curtis
2000
Techniquehow to writeShort storyfiction techniquefiction authorshipAuthorshipshort story writingcreative writingShort story, authorship

A book of essays on writing by writers. Essay titles: - What makes a short story? - Reading as a Writer: The Artist as Craftsman - Character, Plot, Setting and Time, Metaphor and Voice - The Writer's Workshop - The Habit of Writing - Why Write? Taking on the World - Publishers and Publishing

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