Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors Introduction Writing Bursts PART 1: HOW A WRITER WORKS How A Writer Works Making Notes 500-word Story Project: Person, Place, Problem Keeping Journals How To Read As A Writer + Reflection Project: The Writer Reading Reflection Project 2: Reading As A Writer PART 2: HOW TO WRITE SHORT STORIES A Brief Tour Around The Short Story The Distance Between: Author, Narrator, Reader and Point of View Characters; H.Newall Living Elsewhere: Plot Scenes Dialogue Setting Epiphany 1000-word Story Project: Family Plot PART 3: HOW TO REDRAFT Redrafting 1: Editing Page Design Peer Appraisal Writer's Workshops Redrafting 2: Revising PART 4: HOW TO MANAGE FICTIONAL TIME Some Notes On Handling Time In Fiction; J.Friel Foreshadowing Transitions Crossing Timelines and Breaking Rules; H.Leach PART 5: HOW TO WRITE WITH STYLE Meaning Sense and Clarity Description; U.Hurley Sentences 2000-word Story Project: Dental Surgery PART 6: DEVELOPING YOUR FICTION Demons and Angels: Using a Persona; J.Newman Looking For The Drama; U.Hurley 3000-word Story Project: Literary Revision The Longer Story Story Project: The Longer Story The Short Story Cycle Story Project: The Short Story Cycle Structure What Is It Good For?; G.Creer Reflection Project 3: Where You Are Up To Now AFTERWORD How To Go the Distance Bibliography Index.

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About the Author

ROBERT GRAHAM is Programme Leader of the BA Creative Writing degree at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. His previous publications include The Road to Somewhere: A Creative Writing Companion (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004).

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'Very friendly and direct, and full of practical insights.' - Jenny Newman, University of Nottingham, UK