TY  - GEN
T1  - Curious attractions : essays on fiction writing
T2  - Book collections on Project MUSE.
A1  - Spark, Debra, 1962-
LA  - English
PP  - Ann Arbor
PB  - University of Michigan Press
YR  - 2005
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn733242304
AB  - Curious Attractions: Essays on Fiction Writing is a book about what makes fiction work. In nine entertaining and instructive essays, novelist and master teacher Debra Spark pursues key questions that face both aspiring and accomplished writers, including: How does a writer find inspiration? What makes a story's closing line resonate? How can a writer "get" style? Where should an author "stand" in relation to his or her characters? While the book will have immediate appeal for students of writing, it will also be of interest to general readers for its in-depth reading of contemporary fiction and for its take on important issues of the day: Should writers try to be more uplifting? How is emotion best conveyed in fiction? Why are serious writers in North America wedded to the realist tradition? When she was only twenty-three, Debra Spark's best-selling anthology 20 Under 30 introduced readers to some of today's best writers, including David Leavitt, Susan Minot, Lorrie Moore, Ann Patchett, and Mona Simpson. Almost twenty years later, Spark brings this same keen critical eye to Curious Attractions, discussing a broad range of authors from multiple genres and generations. A collection of essays in the belles-lettres tradition, Curious Attractions offers lively and instructive discussions of craft flavored with autobiographical reflections and commentary on world events. Throughout, Spark's voice is warm, articulate, and engaging as it provides valuable insights to readers and writers alike.
OP  - 175
CN  - PN3355 .S63 2005eb
SN  - 9780472027439
SN  - 0472027433
SN  - 1282703587
SN  - 9781282703582
SN  - 9786612703584
SN  - 661270358X
SN  - 9780472068975
SN  - 0472068970
SN  - 9780472098972
SN  - 0472098977
KW  - Fiction : Authorship.
KW  - Roman : Art d'écrire.
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES.
KW  - Composition & Creative Writing.
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES : Rhetoric.
KW  - REFERENCE : Writing Skills.
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES : Composition & Creative Writing.
KW  - Fiction : Authorship
KW  - Languages & Literatures.
KW  - Literature - General.
KW  - Electronic books.
ER  -