Writing Great Fiction

Writing Great Fiction: Storytelling Tips and Techniques Literature & Language Topic Course Guidebook Professor James Hynes N ...

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i James Hynes, M.F.A. Novelist and Writing Instructor P rofessor James Hynes is a working novelist who has taught creative writi ...

iiii Professor Hynes lives in Austin, Texas, the main setting of his novel Next, DQGLVFXUUHQWO\ZRUNLQJRQDQHZQRYHOŶ ...

iii Table of Contents LECTURE GUIDES INTRODUCTION ...

iv Course Scope ..................................................................................... Professor Biography ..... ...

Table of Contents v LECTURE 24 Making a Life as a Fiction Writer .................................................... Appendix: ...

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Scope: W e all think we have a novel in us, and in this course of 24 lectures, a professional novelist will guide you through a ...

Scope Next comes the longest block of lectures in the course, six lectures about plot. Lecture 9 introduces the subject by discu ...

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Lecture 1: Starting the Writing Process Starting the Writing Process ........................................................... ...

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to have started before the “beginning,” and it sets up a complex dynamic between the two characters. z A couple of lessons can ...

Lecture 1: Starting the Writing Process This approach allows you to discover the story in much the same way that a reader does. ...

z Finally, keep in mind that creative writing isn’t a science. The only rule in this endeavor is: Whatever works. Throughout th ...

Lecture 2: Building Fictional Worlds through Evocation Building Fictional Worlds through Evocation ............................. ...

state plates and an NRA bumper sticker, and all of these, along with my rage at my boss, made me erupt. z Note that the outline ...

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