The Writing of Fiction
Edith Wharton, a successful author of fiction herself, gives us some in-depth analysis of the writing of short stories and novels. Then she offers practical suggestions on how to get started writing fiction, with liberal references to Arthur Quiller-Couch. She appears to prefer a list of scenes over an outline. The overall outline of a novel is painted in broad strokes, almost like a step-by-step fill in the blanks recipe. if someone were to call it a How-To book it wouldn't be far off. The last chapter, on Proust seemed a little strange to me as it doesn't tie back much to the previous commandments. (Summary by William Jones)
Proof-listeners: were Rita Boutros, Michele Eaton, & TriciaG
Genre(s): Literary Criticism, Writing & Linguistics
Language: English
Keyword(s): literature (1952), literary criticism (23), writing (19), authorship (3), fiction writing (1), novelist (1)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 01 | In General | BettyB |
00:33:08 |
| Play 02 | Telling a Short Story | Inkell |
00:26:13 |
| Play 03 | Constructing a Novel, Part 1 | Winnifred Assmann |
00:43:07 |
| Play 04 | Constructing a Novel, Part 2 | William Allan Jones |
00:31:43 |
| Play 05 | Character and Situation in the Novel | William Allan Jones |
00:28:59 |
| Play 06 | Marcel Proust | William Allan Jones |
00:37:20 |