Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (Paperback) by Janet Burroway, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, Mr. Ned Stuckey-French

from bucketofrhymes

As a creative writing textbook, this is one of the best that I've come across. Having said that, it suffers from the same thing that I've come across in various writing books and classes: the idea that genre fiction and kidlit is someow inferior to literary fiction. One genre is not necessarily m...

from PeterClack

This is a very good guide to the person thinking about how to write fiction. Follow the steps outlined in the book and you should be able to come up with something presentable.

from UtopianElle

This text can be a bit overwhelming and unapproachable at first. It is rather dense. However, once you get acquainted with the setup it is a great fiction writing guide. The book is filled with different prompts and exercises, which is great. However, to me, the best part of the text is the thoug...

from aethercowboy

Burroway provides plenty of insight to the aspiring writer. In this book, you'll find all sorts of helpful gems of writing, including examples and exercises. This book is a boon to almost anybody who wants to pick up the pen and write some quality prose (hint from the book: your first draft will ...

from dasam

I first read Burroway's book in its second edition. Now in its tenth edition, Writing Fiction is even better. I recommend it for the beginning or more mature writer.