{"product_id":"elements-of-fiction-writing-beginnings-middles-ends-9781599632193","title":"Elements of Fiction Writing - Beginnings, Middles \u0026 Ends","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet Your Readers' Attention--And Keep It--From the First World to the Final Page\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslating that initial flash of inspiration into a complete story requires careful crafting. So how do you keep your story from beginning slowly, floundering midway, and trailing off at the end? Nancy Kress shows you effective solutions for potential problems at each stage of your story--essential lessons for strong start-to-finish storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook readers, agents, and editors in the first three paragraphs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake and keep your story's implicit promise to the reader.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild drama and credibility by controlling your prose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsider the price a writer pays for flashbacks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReveal character effectively throughout your story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Get the tools you need to get your story off to an engaging start, keep the middle tight and compelling, and make your conclusion high impact. You'll also find dozens of exercises to help strengthen your short story or novel. Let this resource be your guide to successful stories--from the first word to the last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough she began by writing fantasy, \u003cb\u003eNancy Kress\u003c\/b\u003e currently writes science fiction, most usually about genetic engineering. She teaches regularly at summer conferences such as Clarion, and during the year at the Bethesda Writing Center in Bethesda, Maryland. In addition, she is the \"Fiction\" columnist for \u003ci\u003eWriter's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. She has won two Nebulas and a Hugo, and lost over a dozen more of these awards. Her work has been translated into Swedish, French, Italian, German, and Spanish, among others.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515950928146,"sku":"9781599632193","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_534f28f4-2ffa-41cd-99fa-3017925824ff.jpg?v=1731016299","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/elements-of-fiction-writing-beginnings-middles-ends-9781599632193","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}