Method and Madness : The Making of a Story: A Guide to Writing Fiction

Alice Laplante
W. W. Norton & Company
 9780393928174
0-393-92817-9

Method and Madness takes its title from Hamlet: "Though this be madness, yet there is method in't." Comprehensive and accessible, it provides guidelines to all aspects of fiction writing, from generating.

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ideas to getting published. With a wealth of imaginative yet practical exercises and 39 stories--the most in any guide to fiction writing--Method and Madness offers friendly, down-to-earth instruction in the art and craft of fiction.