About Writing: Seven Essays, Four Letters, and Five Interviews
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Essential reading for the creative writer.Library JournalThis is not another how-to book for marketing fiction. Instead, in a complicated pattern set within the format of seven lengthy essays, four random letters to unidentified colleagues, and five interviews, award-winning sf novelist Delany (English & creative writing, Temple Univ.) offers readers a description of the art of writing fiction, a demonstration of how fiction fits into today's world, and a discussion of the writer's reputation. Delany offers insights from his more than 30 years of writing and teaching experience, and hence his book may prove useful for writing teachers. However, it is too poorly organized to serve as a practical guide for aspiring writers and provides no index to help the reader hone in on a topic. Also, while many of Delany's theories-especially his examples of the differences between good writing and talented writing-are intriguing enough to allow this book a place in academic libraries, even the most dedicated scholars may find plodding through the verbose narratives a painfully slow experience. Public libraries, save your shelf space.-Nedra Crowe-Evers, Sonoma Cty. Lib., Santa Rosa, CA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
Preface and Acknowledgments An Introduction: Emblems of Talent Seven Essays - Teaching / Writing Thickening the Plot Characters On Pure Story Telling Of Doubts and Dreams After Almost No Time at All the String on Which He had Been Pulling and Pulling Came Apart into Two Separate Pieces So Quickly He Hardly Realized It Had Snapped, or: Reflections on "The Beach Fire"Some Notes for the Intermediate and Advanced Creative Writing Student Four Letters - Letter to P-Letter to Q-Letter to R-Letter to S-Five Interviews - A Para*doxa Interview: Experimental Writing/Texts & Questions An American Literary History Interview: The Situation of American Writing Today A Poetry Project Newsletter Interview: A Silent Interview A Black Clock Interview A Para*doxa Interview: Inside and Outside the Canon APPENDIX: Nits, Nips, Tucks, and Tips - Name, Date, Place Read Widely Grammar and Parts of Speech Sentences Punctuating Dialogue A Final Note on Dialogue Apostrophes Dramatic Structure Excitement, Drama, Suspense, Surprise, Violence Point of View First Person Trust Your Image Write What You Know
