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A review by belle_fiction
Writing Short Stories: A Writers' and Artists' Companion by Tania Hershman, Courttia Newland
4.0
4.5 stars
A fantastically written book for aspiring short story writers everywhere!
The book is split into three sections: one documenting the history of the short story, the second focusing on tips from other short story writers and the third on practical publishing advice. I found that the first and third sections of the book were the best and the most helpful for upcoming authors.
Newland and Hershman offer sooo many tips on what makes a good reader, writer, short story, and give helpful advice on revising and editing their work. They also provide links to short story magazines looking for new stories, advice on how to hone your plot, the quality of your story, your narrators, characters, voice and, most importantly, the structure.
It is written in a lovely and accessible way and provides further reading to authors and short stories which influenced them and their work.
A simply beautiful book which provided me with a profound insight into the short story world.
All that's left for me to do now is to grab a pen, some paper and a collection of short stories, and see where my new found inspiration takes me!
A fantastically written book for aspiring short story writers everywhere!
The book is split into three sections: one documenting the history of the short story, the second focusing on tips from other short story writers and the third on practical publishing advice. I found that the first and third sections of the book were the best and the most helpful for upcoming authors.
Newland and Hershman offer sooo many tips on what makes a good reader, writer, short story, and give helpful advice on revising and editing their work. They also provide links to short story magazines looking for new stories, advice on how to hone your plot, the quality of your story, your narrators, characters, voice and, most importantly, the structure.
It is written in a lovely and accessible way and provides further reading to authors and short stories which influenced them and their work.
A simply beautiful book which provided me with a profound insight into the short story world.
All that's left for me to do now is to grab a pen, some paper and a collection of short stories, and see where my new found inspiration takes me!