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How to Write Winning Short Stories : A practical guide to writing stories that win contests and get selected for publication
Overview
A practical guide to writing short stories that covers the market for short fiction, how to write beginnings and endings, the central conflict, illustration vs. explanation, premise and theme, structure (including pacing, flashbacks, and scenes), setting, characters, dialogue, editing, fact-checking and legal issues, and marketing. The author, who manages an annual short story competition, offers advice on manuscript formatting, submission options, contest entry, and how to get the attention of a publisher or contest judge.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780986059797
- ISBN-10: 098605979X
- Publisher: Cat & Mouse Press
- Publish Date: December 2015
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.37 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.52 pounds
- Page Count: 172
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