The Language of Fiction : a Writer's Stylebook /

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This is not your grandfather's style guide. This is a guide focusing on how grammar, punctuation, and style can be used to create superior fiction

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shawver, Brian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lebanon : University Press of New England, 2012.
Temas:
Fiction > Authorship > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Fiction > Technique > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Roman > Art d'écrire > Guides, manuels, etc.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
REFERENCE > Writing Skills.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General
Fiction > Authorship
Fiction > Technique
Handbooks and manuals
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. One Stylistic Decisions
  • One. Which Verb Tense Should You Write In?
  • Two. How Should You Format and Punctuate Dialogue?
  • Three. What Words Should You Use to Present Dialogue?
  • Four. Should You Phonetically Represent Characters' Speech?
  • Five. What Are Your Options for Portraying Characters' Thoughts?
  • pt. Two Fundamentals of Language
  • Six. Past Perfect
  • Seven. Pronouns
  • Eight. Adverbs
  • Nine. Participial Phrases That Modify
  • Ten. Diction
  • pt. Three Nuances of Punctuation
  • Eleven. Fragments
  • Twelve. Comma Splices, Run-ons, and Semicolons
  • Thirteen. Dashes, Parentheses, and Nonessential Commas
  • Fourteen. Exclamation Points and Italics
  • pt. Four Common Errors
  • Fifteen. Verb Tense Shifting
  • Sixteen. Commas
  • Seventeen. Betrayals of Language
  • Eighteen. Cliche.

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