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The Resource Craft in the real world : rethinking fiction writing and workshopping, Matthew Salesses

Craft in the real world : rethinking fiction writing and workshopping, Matthew Salesses

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Craft in the real world : rethinking fiction writing and workshopping
Title
Craft in the real world
Title remainder
rethinking fiction writing and workshopping
Statement of responsibility
Matthew Salesses
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Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"A groundbreaking resource for fiction writers, teachers, and students, this manifesto and practical guide challenges current models of craft and the writing workshop by showing how they fail marginalized writers, and how cultural expectations inform storytelling."--
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10944416
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Salesses, Matthew
Dewey number
808.3
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
PN181
LC item number
.S254 2021
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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True
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  • Authorship
  • Fiction
  • Multiculturalism in literature
Target audience
adult
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rethinking fiction writing and workshopping
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Craft in the real world : rethinking fiction writing and workshopping, Matthew Salesses
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Publication
Copyright
Note
"Versions of some of these chapters were first published in: Pleiades Magazine, Gulf Coast, Necessary Fiction, and Electric Literature"--Title page verso
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-225)
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volume
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  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Part 1: Fiction in the real world. "Pure craft" is a lie -- What is craft? 25 thoughts -- Audience, theme, and purpose -- Redefining craft terms ; ...Tone ; ...Plot ; ...Conflict ; ...Character arc and story arc ; ...Characterization ; ...Relatability ; ...Believability ; ...Vulnerability ; ...Setting ; ...Pacing ; ...Structure -- An example from East Asian and Asian American literature -- Part 2: Workshop in the real world. "The reader: vs. POC -- Who is at the center of workshop and who should be? -- Alternative workshops -- Syllabus example -- Workshopping incomplete drafts -- Against page limits -- Four things to grade -- Appendix: Exercises. Purpose-oriented writing exercises -- 34 revision exercises
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
xxiii, 228 pages
Isbn
9781948226806
Lccn
2020936778
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • on1231457346
  • (OCoLC)1231457346
Label
Craft in the real world : rethinking fiction writing and workshopping, Matthew Salesses
Publication
Copyright
Note
"Versions of some of these chapters were first published in: Pleiades Magazine, Gulf Coast, Necessary Fiction, and Electric Literature"--Title page verso
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-225)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Part 1: Fiction in the real world. "Pure craft" is a lie -- What is craft? 25 thoughts -- Audience, theme, and purpose -- Redefining craft terms ; ...Tone ; ...Plot ; ...Conflict ; ...Character arc and story arc ; ...Characterization ; ...Relatability ; ...Believability ; ...Vulnerability ; ...Setting ; ...Pacing ; ...Structure -- An example from East Asian and Asian American literature -- Part 2: Workshop in the real world. "The reader: vs. POC -- Who is at the center of workshop and who should be? -- Alternative workshops -- Syllabus example -- Workshopping incomplete drafts -- Against page limits -- Four things to grade -- Appendix: Exercises. Purpose-oriented writing exercises -- 34 revision exercises
Dimensions
21 cm
Extent
xxiii, 228 pages
Isbn
9781948226806
Lccn
2020936778
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • on1231457346
  • (OCoLC)1231457346

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