Faulkner, Grant
Art of brevity crafting the very short story The art of brevity Grant Faulkner ; foreword by Megan Giddings - Albuquerque, New Mexico University of New Mexico Press 2023 - x, 173 pages 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword / Megan Giddings -- Introduction: Going long. going short. -- Thirteen ways of looking at flash fiction -- The freedom of constraints -- Telling a story in fragments -- The erotics of brevity – Context : how much is enough? -- The fullness of omission -- White spaces -- Plotting in miniature (and with a slant) -- Writing characters in fleeting profile -- Writing for the essence -- The sounds of silence -- Found objects, found stories -- Story as collage -- Going small to go big : the art of expansion -- Going small to go small -- The poetics of brevity -- Is it poetry or prose? -- How short can you go? -- The mot juste -- The sentence -- The paragraph -- The title -- The "flash novel" and the novella – Endings.
"With increased compression, every word, every sentence matters more. A writer must learn how to form narratives around caesuras and crevices instead of strings of connections, to move a story through the symbolic weight of images, to master the power of suggestion. With elegant prose, deep readings of other writers, and scaffolded writing exercises, The Art of Brevity takes the reader on a lyrical exploration of compact storytelling, guiding readers to heighten their awareness of not only what appears on the page but also what doesn't"--Publisher's description.
9780826364739 082636473X
40031714412
2022027187
020938260 Uk
Short story--Authorship.
Authorship.
Language Arts & Disciplines--Authorship--Writing
Language Arts & Disciplines--Writing--Fiction Writing
Short story
PN3373 / .F38 2023
808.31 Fau 14
Art of brevity crafting the very short story The art of brevity Grant Faulkner ; foreword by Megan Giddings - Albuquerque, New Mexico University of New Mexico Press 2023 - x, 173 pages 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword / Megan Giddings -- Introduction: Going long. going short. -- Thirteen ways of looking at flash fiction -- The freedom of constraints -- Telling a story in fragments -- The erotics of brevity – Context : how much is enough? -- The fullness of omission -- White spaces -- Plotting in miniature (and with a slant) -- Writing characters in fleeting profile -- Writing for the essence -- The sounds of silence -- Found objects, found stories -- Story as collage -- Going small to go big : the art of expansion -- Going small to go small -- The poetics of brevity -- Is it poetry or prose? -- How short can you go? -- The mot juste -- The sentence -- The paragraph -- The title -- The "flash novel" and the novella – Endings.
"With increased compression, every word, every sentence matters more. A writer must learn how to form narratives around caesuras and crevices instead of strings of connections, to move a story through the symbolic weight of images, to master the power of suggestion. With elegant prose, deep readings of other writers, and scaffolded writing exercises, The Art of Brevity takes the reader on a lyrical exploration of compact storytelling, guiding readers to heighten their awareness of not only what appears on the page but also what doesn't"--Publisher's description.
9780826364739 082636473X
40031714412
2022027187
020938260 Uk
Short story--Authorship.
Authorship.
Language Arts & Disciplines--Authorship--Writing
Language Arts & Disciplines--Writing--Fiction Writing
Short story
PN3373 / .F38 2023
808.31 Fau 14