Download or read book Fiction Writers Hdbk written by Hallie Burnett and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1993-01-27 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers practical advice on every aspect of writing novels and short stories: plotting and narrative development, characterization and dialogue, sources of material, planning an opening, roughing out chapters, using suspense and emotional color, rewriting and highlighting and much more. Examples drawn from the works of outstanding writers, past and present, illustrate each point, making this the perfect handbook for professional writers and students.