{"product_id":"9780312150945","title":"Creating Short Fiction : The Classic Guide to Writing Short Fiction","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCreating Short Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Damon Knight\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistilled from decades of teaching and practice, this book offers clear and direct advice on structure, pacing, dialogue, getting ideas, working with the unconscious, and more. Newly revised and expanded for this Third Edition, \u003ci\u003eCreating Short Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e is a popular and widely trusted guide to writing short stories of originality, durability, and quality. Celebrated short-story author and writing instructor Knight also includes many examples and exercises that have been effective in classrooms and workshops everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“To those who hunger to be writers I commend this book without reservation.” —\u003ci\u003eHarlan Ellison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What Knight doesn't know about writing the short story cannot be put into expository prose anyway.” —\u003ci\u003eAlgis Budrys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Knight is one of the preeminent teachers of writing in this country. [This book] should be considered essential for all beginning writers . . . not to mention a few others, who've forgotten the valuable information it contains.” —\u003ci\u003eLucius Shepard, author of The Jaguar Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312150945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593183441102,"sku":"9780312150945","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_d3274476-6d30-40b0-b049-8a650630b62a.jpg?v=1644846972","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312150945","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}