I just received my author's copies of _On Writing the Short Story: A
Mad Tea Party_, a booklet I was invited to write by Tickled by Thunder
Publishing. It is the first in a series of booklets on writing. (ISBN:
0973234814), and will be available for order via the net soon. ($4.99
CDN, or about $3.50 US).

The booklet is divided into three parts:

The Mechanics of Short Story Writing
The Aesthetics of Short Story Writing
Appendix: Exercises and Explorations (26 writing exercises based on
each section of the book)

The table of contents:

INTRODUCTION
WHAT THIS BOOK IS NOT
THE ENIGMA OF THE SHORT STORY
10 REASONS TO WRITE SHORT STORIES
A QUICK WORD ABOUT THE EXCERPTS

THE MECHANICS OF SHORT STORY WRITING
GETTING STARTED
POINTS OF VIEW
TENSE AND THE PASSAGE OF TIME
SETTING UP THE SCENE
PLOT AND MOVEMENT
DIALOG
CONFLICT
SHOWING VERSUS TELLING
A SHORT WORD ON TITLES

THE AESTHETICS OF SHORT STORY WRITING
CHARACTER MOVEMENT
SYMBOL AND ALLUSION
THEME

APPENDIX: EXERCISES AND EXPLORATIONS

If you would like further information, please feel free to email the
publisher at:

info{at}tickledbythunder.com

Cheers,

--
Quinn Tyler Jackson


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