Fiction Workshop Companion (Paperback)

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Presented with style by a veteran workshop leader, this book will save you time, inspire you, and head you off from the common miscues which bedevil beginning writers (and some experienced ones, too).

Inside this book, you will find: A discussion of the popularity of creative writing, its place in our culture and in your life; a look at the nature of fiction, and how you might best tap the stories within you; guidance on the mechanics of re-writing, shaping, and changing your stories; a wealth of information and advice about the workshop process, including the Ten Commandments of Workshop Criticism, and other suggestions to help make your workshop a productive time; The Parts Warehouse: A detailed summary, with examples, of literary terms and concepts; some wonderful short stories -- none by famous writers, all by very good beginning writers. Each story illustrates techniques you might employ to advantage in your writing.

The main texts of your workshop will be the stories you write. This book will serve as a valuable sub-text and a trusty companion. Companion, as in friend, coach, helpful advisor.

About the Author
Jon Volkmer is Associate Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing at Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA. He holds an M.A. in Creative Writing from Denver University and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Nebraska, where he earned a distinguished Teaching Award. A prize-winning fiction writer, he also has publications in poetry, writing theory, the personal essay, travel writing and feature writing.