An edition of Setting (1994)

Setting

How to create and sustain a sharp sense of time and place in your fiction.

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An edition of Setting (1994)

Setting

How to create and sustain a sharp sense of time and place in your fiction.

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Through clear, hands-on instruction, Jack Bickham teaches you how to create setting and how to incorporate it into your story or novel. You'll find that his tips on using sensual detail, vivid language and keen observation improve not only your ability to create setting, but also your overall writing skills. You'll develop a sure sense of how· setting works and how to create one.

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Writer's Digest Books
Language
English
Pages
172

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Subjects
Fiction-Technique, Setting (Literature)

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Setting: How to create and sustain a sharp sense of time and place in your fiction.
February 1994, Writer's Digest Books
Hardcover in English - First edition
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Table of Contents

1. Why setting is in important Page 1 2. Presenting sense impressions Page 8 3. Presenting factual material Page 19 4. Fudging facts: When it's okay to stray from truth Page 28 5. Setting in specialized stories Page 38 6. How setting acts as your story backbone Page 48 7. How to use setting to advance plot Page 62 8. How setting affects character Page 71 9. How setting adds to story meaning and vitality Page 85 10. Setting and viewpoint: It's how you look at it Page 94 11. Setting the mood: How setting viewpoint creates atmosphere Page 101 12. Showing setting during movement and action Page 110 13. The story behind your setting Page 125 14. Setting and style Page 133 15. Exercises to sharpen your settings Page 141
16. A program for further study and growth Page l50
Appendix 1: Research resources and techniques Page 155 Appendix 2: Nancy Berland's setting research form Page 165 Index Page 170

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Series
The Elements of Fiction Writing
Copyright Date
1994

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Format
Hardcover
Pagination
172
Number of pages
172
Dimensions
9.3 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
Weight
13.8 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL8273001M
Internet Archive
setting00bick
ISBN 10
0898796350
ISBN 13
9780898796353
Library Thing
290398
Goodreads
1206650

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[S]etting is a vital component of any story, and it does involve a body of technique which you can learn and use to improve your creative work.
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