Writing In General And The Short Story In Particular

An Informal Textbook

By: L. Rust Hills

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Paperback | 1 September 2000 | Edition Number 2

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Here is a practical guide to writing short stories that explains all the essential techniques of fiction - from character and plot to flashback and foreshadowing - in a way that is both understandable and useful to the beginning writer. Long considered a classic in the field, WRITING IN GENERAL is the product of a lifetime of reflection by one of our best literary minds.

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"Admirable, wise, and comradely." -- John Leggett "Every aspiring fiction writer ought to read this." --WRITER'S DIGEST "When ï¿½Hillsï¿½ writes about writing, we should all pay close attention." -- Richard Yates " Admirable, wise, and comradely." -- John Leggett " When [Hills] writes about writing, we should all pay close attention." -- Richard Yates & quot; Admirable, wise, and comradely.& quot; -- John Leggett & quot; When [Hills] writes about writing, we should all pay close attention.& quot; -- Richard Yates "When [Hills] writes about writing, we should all pay close attention." -- Richard Yates "Admirable, wise, and comradely." -- John Leggett

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Introduction	p. vii
The Short Story, as against the Novel and the Sketch	p. 1
Character and Action	p. 5
Fixed Action, as against Moving Action	p. 7
As the Story Begins and Ends	p. 10
Loss of the Last Chance to Change	p. 13
Recognizing the Crucial	p. 14
Naming the Moment	p. 17
"Epiphany" as a Literary Term	p. 19
The Inevitability of Retrospect	p. 24
Enhancing the Interaction of Character and Plot	p. 26
Techniques of Foreshadowing	p. 27
Foreshadowing and Suspense	p. 33
Techniques of Suspense	p. 37
Mystery and Curiosity	p. 37
Conflict and Uncertainty	p. 38
Tension and Anticipation	p. 40
"Agreement" in Character and Action	p. 43
Movement of Character	p. 45
The Character Shift, as against Movement of Character	p. 47
Slick Fiction, as against Quality Fiction	p. 49
Moving Characters, as against Fixed Characters	p. 53
The Series Regulars, as against the Guest Stars	p. 56
Types of Character	p. 58
Types as Exceptions	p. 61
Type Characters, as against Stock Characters	p. 62
The Dichotomous Stereotype	p. 65
Differentiating from Types	p. 67
Knowing a Character	p. 70
Motivation	p. 74
The Stress Situation	p. 76
The Importance and Unimportance of Plot	p. 80
Plot in a Short Story, as against Plot in a Novel	p. 82
Selection in Plot	p. 86
Scenes	p. 92
Plot Structure	p. 95
Beginning	p. 98
Middle	p. 104
Ending	p. 106
Sequence and Causality	p. 108
The Frame, as against the Flashback	p. 109
Pattern in Plot	p. 112
Choice as Technique	p. 117
Point-of-View Methods	p. 120
Limitations and Advantages in Point of View	p. 124
When Point of View is "Wrong"	p. 128
The "Question" of Point of View	p. 130
Point of View and "Involvement"	p. 135
The "Moved" Character and Point of View	p. 140
The Focusing Power of Point of View	p. 145
Monologues, and the Pathological First Person	p. 149
Irony and Point of View	p. 154
Setting	p. 158
Style	p. 162
Theme	p. 165
The Short Story and the New Criticism	p. 171
The American Short Story "Today"	p. 178
Afterword: Writing in General	p. 191
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