Elements of Fiction Writing - Beginnings, Middles & Ends (Paperback)

from ForeverMasterless

"The story that comes out on the page isn't the same as the story in your head," Nancy Kress says on the very first page. I know this feeling intimately, and from this moment on I was hooked.I'm very serious about writing, and I also have a tendency to research things I'm interested in very thoro...

from devilwrites

I want to start off by saying this is a fabulous resource. I picked it up because I've long heard Kress's "How To" books praised, and I must say, I'm very glad I did. There are, as always, things I already know. Or things I've already intuited from my own work. But it's great, for starters, to ha...

from ghr4

Nancy Kress's Beginnings, Middles & Ends, part of the Elements of Fiction series, is an excellent reference tool for writers, as it clearly and concisely explains the hows and whys of effective story structure. The author breaks down the importance of each of the three sections for both novels an...

from DLMorrese

This is a very good primer for beginning authors on the art and craft of fiction writing.

from ForeverMasterless

"The story that comes out on the page isn't the same as the story in your head," Nancy Kress says on the very first page. I know this feeling intimately, and from this moment on I was hooked.I'm very serious about writing, and I also have a tendency to research things I'm interested in very thoro...