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Writing Short Stories [Paperback]

Ailsa Cox
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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; New Ed edition (28 July 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0415303877
  • ISBN-13: 978-0415303873
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.1 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 138,823 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Ideal for those new to the genre or for anyone who wishes to improve their technique, Ailsa Cox’s guide will help readers achieve their full potential as a short story writer. The book encourages you to be inventive, to break writing habits and to try something new, by showing the diversity of the short story genre, from cyberpunk to social observation. Each chapter of the book:

* introduces key aspects of the craft of short story writing, including structure, dialogue, characterization, viewpoint, narrative voice and more

* shows how a wide variety of published writers have approached the short story genre, in order to deepen the insights you gain from your own work

* gets you writing, with a series of original, sometimes challenging but always rewarding exercises, which can be tackled alone or adapted for use in a group

* includes activities at the end of each chapter.

Ailsa Cox draws on her experience as a writer to provide essential information on drafting and editing, as well as a rich Resources section, which lists print and online journals that accept the work of new writers. Whether you’re writing as part of a course, in a workshop group or at home alone, this book will equip and inspire you to write better short stories, and make you a more skilled, enthusiastic and motivated writer of short stories.


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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful
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I have read numerous creative writing books and this is one of the best. It is full of meaningful explanations, helpful advice, useful exercises to try and is the only book I have come across that gives guidlines on tackling the modern short story - using non-linear, image-based fiction. I have had two pieces published since doing some of the exercises. Please, Ailsa, give us more of the same.
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Help for writers 28 May 2010
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I recommend this book to all would be writers or teachers of writing. It is well written and easy to use with sensible advice in abundance.
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A fine balance... 8 Feb 2012
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As you might expect, Ailsa Cox offers the usual suspects - characterisation, setting, plot, dialogue and so forth. But this is no run-of-the-mill craft text, as it balances all the craft advice with a good dollop of encouragement for the aspiring writer. It includes a range of exercises, some of which are challenging, all of which are inspiring and any one of which might be the stimulus for a publishable story.
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