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The Glimmer Train Guide to Writing Fiction
Volume 1: Building Blocks
By the editors of Glimmer Train Stories
ISBN 1-58297-446-2

Top-Notch Writing Advice From Today’s Premiere Writers

In this exquisite new series from the nation’s leading short fiction literary journal, accomplished authors offer advice and instruction on fiction writing and the fiction writing life that speaks to writers of all experience levels. Compiled from the best of Glimmer Train’s Writers Ask quarterly newsletter, this volume contains useful techniques, informed perspectives, and inspired nudges from a wealth of accomplished writers, including Margaret Atwood, Ernest Gaines, Julia Alvarez, Jamaica Kincaid, Stephen Dixon, Mary McGarry Morris, and more.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Point of View
Chapter 2: Voice
Chapter 3: Theme
Chapter 4: Place and Setting
Chapter 5: Character
Chapter 6: Description and Detail
Chapter 7: Use of Language
Chapter 8: Dialogue
Chapter 9: Beginnings
Chapter 10: Endings
Chapter 11: Naming and Titles
Chapter 12: Moving on to the Next Piece
Chapter 13: Research
Chapter 14: Punctuation, Tense, and Other Bits

Contributor Biographies
Interviewer Biographies
Index

About Glimmer Train

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