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Writing the novella
"While the novella has existed as a distinct literary form for over four hundred years, Writing the Novella is the first craft book dedicated to creating this intermediate-length fiction. Innovative, integrated journal prompts inspire and sustain the creative process, and classic novellas serve...
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| Language: | English |
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Albuquerque :
University of New Mexico Press,
[2021]
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xxii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
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Contents:
- What is a novella, anyway?
- What's the story question?
- Which comes first, character or plot?
- Who's your protagonist? what's the situation?
- Why make a scene?
- What's the plot?
- What's the season? where's the place?
- What's the point of view?
- What's your story's shape?
- Does it have a backstory? (of course it does)
- What's the rising action?
- How much worse can it get?
- What's the climax?
- And the end, pray tell?
- What's the beginning again?
- Recommended novellas
- Where to publish your novella.