 By Josip Novakovich ISBN 1-884910-394; $15.99; 256 pages; Paperback Part One: Sources of Fiction
Where and How to Find Material
Part Two: Setting
Evoking A Vivid Sense of Time and Place
Part Three: Character
Inventing Fictional People
Part Four: Plot
Strategies of Organization and Structure
Part Five: Point of View
Selecting the Best Viewpoint
Part Six: Dialogue and Scene
Handling Dramatic Action
Part Seven: Beginnings and Endings
Options & Techniques for Opening and Closing
Part Eight: Description and Word Choice
Choosing Effective Details, Matters of Style
Part Nine: Voice
Finding the Narrative Voice, Creating The Voice of Characters
Part Ten: Revision
Transforming the First Draft into Finished, Polished Fiction
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