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How to Write Fiction and Unlock the Secret Power of Stories

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An edition of Monkeys with Typewriters (2012)

Monkeys with Typewriters

How to Write Fiction and Unlock the Secret Power of Stories

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A manual for reading and writing better that explores the great plots from Plato to The Matrix and Tolstoy to Toy Story.

Broken into two sections: Part 1: Theory; and Part 2: Practice.

Part 1 discusses Plato and Aristotle, Tragedy and Plot, Fairy Stories, and the Eight Basic Plots. Part 2 covers getting ideas for your fiction, styles of narration, characterisation, how to write a good sentence and beginning to write your novel.

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Canongate UK
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488

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fiction theory writing skills fiction technique fiction creative writing fiction authorship Fiction, technique Authorship Technique
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Monkeys with Typewriters: How to Write Fiction and Unlock the Secret Power of Stories
Feb 14, 2017, Soft Skull Press
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Monkeys with Typewriters: How to Write Fiction and Unlock the Secret Power of Stories
2012, Canongate UK
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Published in
Edinburgh, Scotland

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Library of Congress
PN3355 .T48 2012

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
488
Dimensions
8.4 x 5.5 x 1.5 inches
Weight
1.2 pounds

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL25946174M
ISBN 10
0857863789
ISBN 13
9780857863782
LCCN
2011501326

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OL17367349W

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