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Title Statement | Craft in the real world: rethinking fiction writing and workshopping / Matthew Salesses. |
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Author | Salesses, Matthew |
Publication | ©2021New York: Catapult,[2021] |
Extent of Item | xxiii, 228 pages |
ISBN | 9781948226806 (pbk.) 1948226804 (pbk.) |
Other Number | 3960458 |
General Notes | "Versions of some of these chapters were first published in: Pleiades Magazine, Gulf Coast, Necessary Fiction, and Electric Literature"--Title page verso. |
Contents | Part 1. Fiction in the real world. "Pure craft" is a lie -- What is craft? 25 thoughts -- Audience, theme, and purpose -- Redefining craft terms ; ...Tone ; ...Plot ; ...Conflict ; ...Character arc and story arc ; ...Characterization ; ...Relatability ; ...Believability ; ...Vulnerability ; ...Setting ; ...Pacing ; ...Structure -- An example from East Asian and Asian American literature -- Part 2. Workshop in the real world. The reader : vs. POC -- Who is at the center of workshop and who should be? -- Alternative workshops -- Syllabus example -- Workshopping incomplete drafts -- Against page limits -- Four things to grade. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-225). |
Summary | "A groundbreaking resource for fiction writers, teachers, and students, this manifesto and practical guide challenges current models of craft and the writing workshop by showing how they fail marginalized writers, and how cultural expectations inform storytelling"--Provided by publisher. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Multiculturalism in literature |
Fiction--Technique | |
Authorship--Study and teaching |