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100	1		_aSchoen, Steven, _d1946-
245	1	4	_aThe truth about fiction / _cSteven Schoen.
260			_aUpper Saddle River, N.J. : _bPrentice Hall, _c2000.
300			_axviii, 121 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
505			_aLying 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. _g _r _t
520			_aDesigned 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.
650		0	_aCreative writing.
650		0	_aFiction _xAuthorship.
650		0	_aFiction _xTechnique.
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