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_aPE 1408 _b.L31887 2007 |
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_aLaPlante, Alice, _d1958- |
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_aThe making of a story : _ba Norton guide to creative writing / _cAlice LaPlante. |
| 250 | _a1st ed. | ||
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_aNew York : _bW.W. Norton, _cc2007. |
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_a677 p. ; _c25 cm. |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 647-655) and index. | ||
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_tAcknowledgments -- _gch.1. _tWhat is this thing called creative writing? -- _gpt. 1. _tThe basics -- _tGetting started -- _tReconciling the method with the madness -- _tSome basic definitions -- _tCreative nonfiction : a working definition -- _tWriting that is surprising yet convincing -- _tResisting paraphrase -- _tCreative nonfiction : capturing what has eluded capture -- _tOn sentiment and sentimentality -- _tOur first job as writers : to notice -- _tAvoiding the "writerly" voice -- _gpt. 2. _tExercises -- _tExercise 1 : "I don't know why I remember ..." -- _tExercise 2 : I am a camera -- _gpt. 3. _tReading as a writer -- _t"On keeping a notebook" / _rJoan Didion --- _t"Emergency" / _rDenis Johnson -- _gch. 2. _tThe splendid gift of not knowing -- _gpt. 1. _tWriting as discovery -- _tGetting started -- _tWhat do you know? -- _tCreative nonfiction : making the ordinary extraordinary -- _tWriting down what you don't know (about what you know) -- _tOn rendering, not solving, the mysteries that surround us -- _tMoving from "triggering" to real subject -- _tSurprise yourself, interest others -- _tObsession as a creative virtue -- _gpt. 2. _tExercises -- _tExercise 1 : Things I was taught/things I was not taught -- _tExercise 2 : I want to know why -- _gpt. 3. _tReading as a writer -- _t"Where are you going, where have you been?" / _rJoyce Carol Oates -- _t"Welcome to cancerland" / _rBarbara Ehrenreich. |
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_gch. 3. _tDetails, details -- _gpt. 1. _tConcrete details as the basic building blocks of good creative writing -- _tGetting started -- _tOn thinking small -- _tDefining "images" within a literary context -- _tImagery that works on two levels -- _tOn seeing the general in the particular -- _tOn crowding the reader out of his own space -- _tDon't lose any of your senses -- _tUse of concrete details in creative nonfiction -- _tUse and abuse of metaphor -- _tWhen should you use metaphor? -- _tAvoiding the "S" word : banishing conscious symbols from your writing -- _tImagery as creative source -- _gpt. 2. _tExercises -- _tExercise 1 : Harper's Index on a personal level -- _tExercise 2 : Render a tree, capture the forest -- _gpt. 3. _tReading as a writer -- _g"The _tthings they carried" / _rTim O'Brien -- _t"Nebraska" / _rRon Hansen. |
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_gch. 4. _tThe shapely story -- _gpt. 1. _tDefining the short story -- _tGetting started -- _tSome basic definitions -- _tThe conflict-crisis-resolution model -- _tLinear vs. modular stories -- _tTo epiphany or not to epiphany? -- _tIs change necessary? (the debate continues) -- _tOn not becoming slaves to theory -- _gpt. 2. _tExercises -- _tExercise 1 : False epiphanies I have had -- _tExercise 2 : Opportunities not taken -- _gpt. 3. _tReading as a writer -- _t"What makes a short story?" / _rFrancine Prose -- _t"Helping" / _rRobert Stone -- _gch. 5. _tWhy you need to show and tell -- _gpt. 1. _tThe importance of narration -- _tGetting started -- _tSome basic definitions -- _tWhy "show not tell" is such common advice -- _tThe show-and-tell balancing act -- _tTraditional uses of narration (telling) -- _tWhy narration is such an important creative tool -- _tHow showing and telling complement each other -- _tGood intentions, bad advice -- _tThe showing-telling continuum -- _tShowing and telling in creative nonfiction -- _gpt. 2. _tExercises -- _tExercise 1 : Tell me a story -- _tExercise 2 : What everyone knows/What I know -- _gpt. 3. _tReading as a writer -- _t"Brownies" / _rZZ Packer -- _t"Winner take nothing" / _rBernard Cooper. |
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_gch. 6. _tWho's telling this story, anyway? -- _gpt. 1. _tIntroduction to point of view -- _tGetting started -- _tSome basic definitions -- _tFirst person -- _tWhose story is it? -- _tSecond person -- _tThird person -- _tA word about attitude -- _tDistance and point of view -- _tShifts in narrative distance -- _tChoosing a point of view for your creative work -- _tPoint of view and creative nonfiction -- _tCommon point of view problems -- _gpt. 2. _tExercises -- _tExercise 1 : Change point of view and dance -- _tExercise 2 : Using point of view as a way "in" to difficult material -- _gpt. 3. _tReading as a writer -- _g"The _tlady with the little dog" / _rAnton Chekhov -- _t"Moonrise" / _rPenny Wolfson -- _gch. 7. _tHow reliable is this narrator? -- _gpt. 1. _tHow point of view affects our understanding of a story -- _tGetting started -- _tHow we judge the integrity of the stories we hear and read -- _tFirst person point of view and reliability -- _tThird person point of view and reliability -- _gpt. 2. _tExercises -- _tExercise 1 : He said, she said -- _tExercise 2 : See what I see, hear what I hear -- _gpt. 3. _tReading as a writer -- _g"The _tswimmer" / _rJohn Cheever -- _gch. 8. _tYou talking to me? -- _gpt. 1. _tCrafting effective dialogue -- _tGetting started -- _tWhat dialogue is good for -- _tWhat dialogue is not -- _tA word about attribution -- _tFive important tips on dialogue -- _tOn subtext -- _tA word about dialect -- _tUsing placeholders -- _tDialogue in creative nonfiction -- _gpt. 2. _tExercises -- _tExercise 1 : Nonverbal communication -- _tExercise 2 : Them's fighting words -- _gpt. 3. _tReading as a writer -- _t"Hills like white elephants" / _rErnest Hemingway -- _t"Inside the bunker" / _rJohn Sack. |
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_gch. 9. _tThe plot thickens -- _gpt. 1. _tFiguring out what happens next -- _tGetting started -- _tStory vs. plot : some basic definitions -- _tA word about causality -- _tRender how -- don't try to answer why -- _tOn metafiction -- _tCharacter-based plotting -- _tOn conflict -- _tAnalyzing plot points -- _tAvoiding Sc�enes �a Faire : recognizing clich�ed plot twists -- _gpt. 2. _tExercises -- _tExercise 1 : What's behind the door of room 101? -- _tExercise 2 : "By the time you read this ..." -- _gpt. 3. _tReading as a writer -- _t"Sonny's blues" / _rJames Baldwin -- _gch. 10. _tRecognizable people -- _gpt. 1. _tCreating surprising-yet-convincing characters -- _tGetting started -- _tFlat vs. round characters -- _tEschewing the general in favor of the particular -- _tConsistency as the hobgoblin of characters -- _tWays of defining character -- _tCharacter and plot -- _tWants and needs -- _tCharacters in relationships -- _tCharacter in creative nonfiction -- _gpt. 2. _tExercises -- _tExercise 1 : Emptying pockets -- _tExercise 2 : Sins of commissions/Sins of omission -- _tExercise 3 : Seven or eight things I know about him/her -- _gpt. 3. _tReading as a writer -- _t"Surrounded by sleep" / _rAkhil Sharma -- _t"No name woman" / _rMaxine Hong Kingston. |
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_gch. 11. _tRaising the curtain -- _gpt. 1. _tBeginning your story, novel, or nonfiction piece -- _tGetting started -- _tYour contract with the reader -- _tCharacteristics of a good opening -- _tUnbalancing acts -- _tStarting in the middle -- _tBeginning with action -- _tOn the nature of suspense -- _tBeginning your creative nonfiction piece -- _gpt. 2. _tExercises -- _tExercise 1 : Give it your best shot -- _tExercise 2 : Start in the middle -- _tExercise 3 : Make them squirm -- _gpt. 3. _tReading as a writer -- _t"People like that are the only people here : canonical babbling in Peed Onk" / _rLorrie Moore -- _gch. 12. _tWhat's this creative work really about? -- _gpt. 1. _tThe art of transferring true emotions onto sensory events -- _tGetting started -- _tMany different answers to the same question -- _tWriting about what matters -- _tTransference : borrowing from Freud -- _tWe are made of dust -- _tThe road to universality -- _tBut it's the truth! and other common pleas for clemency -- _tCreative nonfiction : on being true as well as factual -- _tMaking things carry more emotional weight than they logically should -- _tTransference and creative nonfiction -- _gpt. 2. _tExercises -- _tExercise 1 : Getting an image to spill its secrets -- _tExercise 2 : What I lost -- _gpt. 3. _tReading as a writer -- _t"Ralph the duck" / _rFrederick Busch -- _g"The _tknife" / _rRichard Selzer. |
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_gch. 13. _tLearning to fail better -- _gpt. 1. _tOn revision -- _tGetting started -- _tAdvice for writers from writers -- _tPerfection is our enemy -- _tThe workshop method -- _tUndue influence : a cautionary tale -- _tThe developmental stages of a creative work -- _t"Hot spots" and other noteworthy aspects of an early draft -- _tAn exercise-based approach to deep revision -- _tA word about constraints -- _gpt. 2. _tExercises -- _tAnalytical/mechanical exercises -- _tCreative exercises -- _tResearch-based exercises -- _tChance-based exercises -- _tRevision example : "The company of men" / _rJan Ellison -- _gpt. 3. _tReading as a writer -- _t"Shitty first drafts" / _rAnne Lamott -- _g"The _tCarver chronicles" / _rD.T. Max -- _g"The _tbath" / _rRaymond Carver -- _g"A _tsmall, good thing" / _rRaymond Carver -- _gch. 14. _tGetting beyond facts to truth -- _gpt. 1. _tSome final thoughts on creative nonfiction -- _tGetting started -- _tJust the facts, ma'am -- _tRecollections and re-creations -- _tEthical considerations -- _tSubjectivity vs. objectivity -- _tA trip of self-discovery -- _tTo be in or out of the story? -- _gpt. 2. _tReading as a writer -- _t"Learning to drive" / _rKatha Pollitt -- _tGlossary-- _tBibliography -- _tList of stories -- _tPermissions -- _tIndex. |
| 520 | _aA guide to creative writing that introduces readers to each stage of the creative writing process and helps them build their writing skills through exercises and real-life examples. | ||
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_aEnglish language _xRhetoric _vHandbooks, manuals, etc. |
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_aEnglish language _xStyle _vHandbooks, manuals, etc. |
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_aCreative writing _vHandbooks, manuals, etc. |
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_aReport writing _vHandbooks, manuals, etc. |
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_3Table of contents only _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0712/2007008030.html |
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