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Sunday, November 6, 2022

Writer's Digest: How to Write Short Stories (1921)

  

Writer's Digest: How to Write Short Stories (1921)

 
Chapter I. Common Sense in Viewing One's Work. 
Chapter II. The Necessary Mental Equipment. 
Chapter III. Finding Time and Material. 
Chapter IV. Hints for Equipping The Shop. 
Chapter V. Common Business Sense in Meeting the Market. 
Chapter. VI. The Great Art of Story Writing: Construction. 
Chapter VII. The Great Art of Story Writing : Style. 
Chapter VIII. The Great Art of Story Writing: Adaption of Style to Material. 
Chapter IX. The Great Art of Story Writing: The Element of Suspense — Viewpoint. 
Chapter X. The Great Art of Story Writing: Characterization. 
Chapter XI. The Great Art of Story Writing : Plots. 
Chapter XII. Using Acquaintance as Material. 
Chapter XIII. The Author's Personal Responsibility. 
Chapter XIV. The Editors. 
 Chapter XV. Criticism. 
Chapter XVI. Help from Other Writers. 
Chapter XVII. When You're Tempted to Shut Up Shop.
Chapter XVIII. The Business of Writing — A Summing Up.

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