The Writing Book: A Workbook for Fiction Writers

About this book

This is a practical workbook that guides writers step-by-step toward completing a work of fiction. Free of generalizing platitudes it instead focuses on the specifics of craft: from getting started discovering characters writing dialogue and description to evaluating the design of a draft and of course revision. Exercises found in this book are actual techniques working writers rely on. They include speed writing sorting and grouping rewriting an incident in various styles experimenting with tone voice syntax and more. Designed to cover every stage of the processfrom brainstorming an idea to the final draftthese practical suggestions help writers to liberate their creativity and to refine existing work. Excerpts from published authors are also included and help to illustrate the techniques taught.