Steering the Craft
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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The Well-Tempered Sentence: A Punctuation Handbook for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed.
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It might seem that the writer needs a gift of mimicry, like an impersonator, to achieve this variety of voices. But it isn’t that. It’s more like what a serious actor does, sinking self in character-self. It’s a willingness to be the characters, letting what they think and say rise from inside them. It’s a willingness to share control with one’s creation.
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If you’re a fiction writer, though, I can tell you how to let people talk through you. Listen. Just be quiet, and listen. Let the character talk. Don’t censor, don’t control. Listen, and write. Don’t be afraid of doing this. After all, you are in control. These characters are entirely dependent on you. You made them up. Let the poor fictive creatures have their say—you can hit Delete any time you like.
Description:
A revised and updated guide to the essentials of a writer's craft, presented by a brilliant practitioner of the art