Description & Setting (Write Great Fiction) : Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Believable World of People, Places and Events - Ron Rozelle

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Description & Setting (Write Great Fiction)

Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Believable World of People, Places and Events

By: Ron Rozelle

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Paperback | 15 March 2005

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Build a Believable World

How essential is setting to a story? How much description is too much? In what ways do details and setting tie into plot and character development? How can you use setting and description to add depth to your story?

You can find all the answers you need in Write Great Fiction: Description & Setting by author and instructor Ron Rozelle. This nuts-and-bolts guide - complete with practical exercises at the end of each chapter - gives you all the tips and techniques you need to:

   • Establish a realistic sense of time and place
   • Use description and setting to drive your story
   • Craft effective description and setting for different genres
   • Skillfully master showing vs. telling

With dozens of excerpts from some of today''s most popular writers, Write Great Fiction: Description & Setting gives you all the information you need to create a sharp and believable world of people, places, events, and actions.

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The Importance of Description and Setting	p. 1
Learning to Pay Attention	p. 18
Using All the Tools in Your Kit	p. 37
Showing, Telling, and Combining the Two	p. 62
Sensory Description	p. 75
Description of Characters	p. 100
Time and Place	p. 120
Description and Setting in Specialized Fiction	p. 137
Using Description and Setting to Drive the Story	p. 152
Working the Magic	p. 163
Too Little, Too Much	p. 176
Description and Setting in the Writing Process	p. 187
Point by Point-A Quick and Easy Reference to Material Covered	p. 196
Index	p. 209
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Description & Setting (Write Great Fiction)

Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Believable World of People, Places and Events

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