Beginnings, Middles, & Ends

by Kress, Nancy

• ISBN13: 9781599632193
• ISBN10: 1599632195
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-21
• Publisher: Writers Digest Books

Summary

For more than 10 years, this successful series has helped writers improve their work -- one element at a time. Featuring quality instruction from award-winning authors, each book focuses on a key facet of fiction writing, making it easy for writers to find the specific guidance they're looking for.

Author Biography

Nancy Kress is the author of twenty-eight books: three about writing and the rest fiction of various genres. Her work has garnered her four Nebula Awards and two Hugo Awards. For sixteen years she was the fiction columnist for Writer's Digest magazine, and now frequently teaches writing at various venues around the country. Nancy lives in Seattle with writer Jack Skillingstead and Cosette, the world's most spoiled toy poodle.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Story in Your Head	p. 1
Beginnings	p. 5
The Very Beginning: Your Opening Scene	p. 6
The Later Beginning: Your Second Scene	p. 34
Help for Beginnings: Early Revision	p. 55
Middles	p. 60
The Middle: Staying on Track	p. 64
Under Development: Your Characters at Midstory	p. 86
Help for Middles: Getting Unstuck	p. 99
Endings	p. 112
Satisfying Endings: Delivering on the Promise	p. 113
The Very End: Last Scene, Last Paragraph, Last Sentence	p. 131
Help for Endings: The Last Hurrah	p. 132
Exclusive Q&A With Nancy Kress	p. 158
Index	p. 162
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