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Story Starters (Paperback) Loot Price: R439
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Story Starters (Paperback): Lou W Stanek

Story Starters (Paperback)

Lou W Stanek

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What If . . .
. . . every classmate passed the bar exam -- except one?
. . . the killer left a calling card -- the ace of spades?
. . . she was a sleeping beauty --
but it wasn't prince's kiss that woke her up?
. . .he had history of obsessive behavior--
and then he developed a passion for. . .

Thousands of Stories Are Just Waiting to be Told -- By You

If you have the passion and energy to write fiction, but have trouble finding an idea and getting started, this is the perfect book for you. Lou Willett Stanek has helped scores of new authors in her acclaimed writing workshops--and now she shows you how to look and listen, how to find stories and begin shaping them like a writer.

Here's how to find inspiration from neighbors and strangers, reshape classic tales, cull current events and use other tricks of the writing trade so effectively you'll soon find yourself brimming with ideas, your imagination revved to its full potential. Begin with a snippet of overheard conversation, an unexpected event, a simple character trait, a place, a problem--Ms. Stanek teaches you to get past "what really happened" and reinvent reality in ways that will astound and delight you, and hold a reader's attention.

Here too are hundreds of "what-ifs," simple situations you can guide to endlessly different conclusions--and use to learn new ways to fashion plot, describe character, develop conflict, paint with language, create a setting, employ flashbacks, build suspense, and much, much more. For every writer who could use a jump-start, from novice to pro, here is a book that will help you keep the faith and. . .

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General

Imprint: William Morrow
Country of origin: United States
Release date: April 1998
First published: April 1998
Authors: Lou W Stanek
Dimensions: 206 x 134 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 978-0-380-79552-9
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Creative writing & creative writing guides
Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Writing & editing guides > General
Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Specific skills > Writing skills
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LSN: 0-380-79552-3
Barcode: 9780380795529

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