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| What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers (2nd Edition) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Anne Bernays, Pamela Painter
Publisher: Longman
Category: Book
List Price: $51.20
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Avg. Customer Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 127509
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 528
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0321107179
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.3
EAN: 9780321107176
ASIN: 0321107179
Publication Date: December 4, 2003
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Condition: Visible shelf wear -- may have some notes/markings on pages
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Product Description
This how-to-write fiction book is comprised primarily of exercises introduced by brief but informative essays on the aspects of fiction. Long on specifics and short on theoretical information so often found in books about the art of writing, this text provides a practical, hands-on approach to writing fiction. Organized by the elements of fiction and concluded by an anthology of contemporary fiction, this book helps all fiction writers hone and improve their craft. The elements of fiction—character, point of view, dialogue, plot, style and revision. For those interested in improving fiction-writing skills.
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 Great Book October 14, 2008
I had to buy this book for a college course. I was at first skeptical of buying it thinking it wasn't gonna be worth it but after i read a chapter of it, I realized i absolutely had to have it. This book has helped me in so many ways to become a better fiction writer and set free my imagination. The exercises are a really effective means of building that spirit of writing. I absolutely love this book.
 Great fun, great learning, easy to read and work with. September 23, 2008
At first I was pretty skeptical about using a book like this to help me along in my growth as a writer, but after the first two parts I have to say it's been pretty good. The samples are very well handled and the intent is solidly established by the authors. Definitely worth buying and keeping at your side if you should need a writing nudge!
Great book - rec'd the wrong version July 22, 2008
I bought this for a creative writing course. The book was very helpful, and I really enjoyed the excersises. Too bad the dealer sent the wrong version, and then did not honor my request to replace with the updated version.
A good book that gives you a map but not a blueprint July 17, 2008
If you ask anyone who has published at least a few works of fiction--of whatever length--what instruction book helped them, I doubt whether they could come up with many if any at all. I've published fiction and I'd probably answer 'none.' That said, this book is among the best that can help get you started because the prompts and guides often mimic what goes through the heads of writers while they write. But if you don't have some magical thinking apparatus that is telling you you're going to be a great writer from studying books on writing, you can get quite a bit from this book in learning how to think like many writers and a guide on how to practice writing. But practice doesn't make perfect. It might not even make you competent as far as creative writing goes, but it's a lot cheaper than an M.F.A. program or even a continuing ed. course.
Excellent exercises for fiction writers March 20, 2008
I teach creative writing at a University, and I use this text in my classroom. Bernays and Painter have compliled a great little collection of jumping-off points. No matter what you're trying to work on-- your grasp of plot, dialogue, or maybe just that first line-- this book will give you some good ideas. Super-great for those new to creative writing.
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