Creating Fiction
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The contributors to Creating Fiction — members of the Associated Writing Programs — have won awards such as the Pulitzer Prize. They have led workshops, published stories and novels, and now their experience and wisdom can be found in one landmark book.
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Strong Female Characters Shares writing, nonfiction, on writing
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On Writing Fiction: Rethinking Conventional Wisdom About the Craft Shares writing, on writing, craft
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Structuring Your Novel: From Basic Idea to Finished Manuscript Shares writing, nonfiction, on writing -
The Half-Known World: On Writing Fiction Shares writing, on writing, nonfiction
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A Writer's Guide to Characterization: Archetypes, Heroic Journeys, and Other Elements of Dynamic Character Development
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Planning Your Novel: Ideas and Structure
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Writing Past Dark: Envy, Fear, Distraction and Other Dilemmas in the Writer's Life
- Naming the World: And Other Exercises for the Creative Writer
