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Distilled from decades of teaching and practice, this book offers clear and direct advice on structure, pacing, dialogue, getting ideas, working with the unconscious, and more. Newly revised and expanded for this Third Edition, Creating Short Fiction is a popular and widely trusted guide to writing short stories of originality, durability, and quality. Celebrated short-story author and writing instructor Knight also includes many examples and exercises that have been effective in classrooms and workshops everywhere.Product Identifiers
PublisherSt Martin's Press
ISBN-100312150946
ISBN-139780312150945
eBay Product ID (ePID)8032400490
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FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
AuthorDamon Knight
SubjectLiterary Criticism
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Date of Publication03/03/1997
Place of PublicationNew York
Country of PublicationUnited States
Author BiographyDamon Knight earned his reputation as a modern master of the short story with such classics as I See You,The Handler,To Serve Man, and The Country of the Kind. He and his wife, Kate Wilhelm, taught short-story writing at the Clarion Workshop for almost thirty years, during which time he worked with many of today's prominent writers. Knight has also received the C.E.S. Wood Award and the SFWA Grand Master Award for his writing.
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ImprintSt Martin's Press
Edition StatementSt Martin's Griffin Ed