For the aspiring short-story writer or novelist, this engaging and informal guide of 10,000 words covers all the essentials you need to know. For experienced fiction writers, it will remind you of basic truths of storytelling you might have lost sight of. Topics covered include "The Rules of Fiction Club"; "The Importance of the Small Details: Creating Fiction Brush Stroke by Brush Stroke"; showing vs telling; writing dialogue; balancing narration, dialogue, and description; structure, plot, and...