Author's note
1. Becoming a Writer
2. What is Fiction?
3. Ideas for Stories and Novels
4. Character
5. Dialogue
6. Point of View
7. Plot
8. Planning
9. Structure
10. Setting
11. Writing a Short Story
12. Writing a Novel
13. The Words on the Page
14. Troubleshooting
Further Reading
Sources
Garry Disher grew up in rural South Australia and now lives near the Victorian Coast. In 1978 he was awarded a creative writing fellowship to Stanford University, California, where he wrote his first short-story collection. A full-time writer for many years, he is the author of novels, short story collections, writers' handbooks, anthologies, and books for children. His novel The Sunken Road (A&U 1996), was shortlisted for several major awards and nominated for the Booker Prize by his English publisher.
A useful handbook for the beginning writer of fiction. "Library
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"A useful handbook for the beginning writer of fiction." --"Library
Journal"
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