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Writing Short Stories: A Writers' and Artists' Companion

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Writing Short Stories: A Writers' and Artists' Companion is an essential guide to writing short fiction successfully.PART 1 explores the nature and history of the form, personal reflections by the editors, and help getting started with ideas, planning and research.PART 2 includes tips by leading short story writers, including: Alison Moore, Jane Rogers, Edith Pearlman, David Vann, Anthony Doerr, Vanessa Gebbie, Alexander MacLeod, Adam Thorpe and Elspeth Sandys.PART 3 contains practical advice - from shaping plots and exploring your characters to beating writers' block, rewriting and publishing your stories.

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Released February 5, 2014
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After spending years working in the corporate world, Courttia Newland finally decided to pursue a lifelong passion for writing. They currently reside in a quiet suburb where they spend most of their time outlining new stories, reading extensively, and occasionally attempting to bake.

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