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Anne Bernays (Author), Pamela Painter (Author)
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  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Longman; 3 edition (19 Aug 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0205616887
  • ISBN-13: 978-0205616886
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 17.5 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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Organized by the elements of fiction and comprised primarily of writing exercises, this text helps students hone and refine their craft with a practical, hands-on approach to writing fiction.

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent concise exercises for new/aspiring writers, 18 Jan 1997
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These authors teach creative writing and use the results of their classroom curriculum to our benefit. The exercise introduction is by the authors or invited contributors. Each topic contains ample, clear examples to consider before attempting the exercises. The authors provide concise, succinct instructions, and more importantly, the reasons for each exercise. They also suggest expected outcomes as a result of each exercise's completion. They use student submissions (with permission from the students) to show typical exercise results. I find this book in tune with my desire to write good fiction and my current writing skill level. I have found the book very useful. I have incorporated several exercises in my daily writing. I recommend this book to those who do not have easy access to classroom Creative Writing course work. Reviewer: David Haseman
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 4 Jan 2007
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As a writer and teacher of creative writing I find this a gold mine for starter activities and longer writing exercises. It lets you try out approaches and techniques rather than being a how to guide to creative writing- and most importantly shares with you the results of other writers (both famous and unknown) who have done the exercises.
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98 of 101 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best exercise book I've found, 30 April 1999
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I've done a lot of reading on writing fiction, and this is by far one of the best. While other books talk about how to go about writing, this one gives you exercises designed to guide you to putting those ideas into practice. It's guarenteed to improve your writing! My writing group has used it for about a year and the members love it.
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