Schoen, Steven,  1946- <br/><br/>
The truth about fiction / 
Steven Schoen. 
 - Upper Saddle River, N.J. :  Prentice Hall,  2000. 
 - xviii, 121 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Lying 101. Basic truths ; The structured lie ; True  believers -- Details. Sweating the small stuff ; Show-and-tell ;  Action ; Setting -- Character. Character-driven plot ; Defining the cast ;  How to build a person ; Presentation -- Plot. Nothing new under the son ; Cause-and-effect  plotting ; Plot outlines -- Story structure. Opening the doors ; Middles ; Endings -- Dialogue. Mechanics ; Dialogue/style ; Dialogue/content - - Point of view. Processing ; The points of view -- Style. Mode ; Dealing with the past ; Diction ; Symbolism  -- Appendixes. Research ; Publication and market research  exercise ; Manuscript style.       
<br/><br/> Designed for undergraduate courses in introductory creative  writing, This text treats creative writing as a practical  skill-building course with actual applications. It presents  coverage of the elements of fiction and real-world writing  techniques. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0130257710 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>99051599 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Creative writing.<br/>Fiction--Authorship.<br/>Fiction--Technique.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>808.3