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Writing Great Fiction: Storytelling Tips and Techniques
- Narrated by: James Hynes
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
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Whether you're huddled around the campfire, composing an email to a friend, or sitting down to write a novel, storytelling is fundamental to human nature. But as any writer can tell you, the blank page can be daunting. It's tough to know where to get started, what details to include in each scene, and how to move from the kernel of an idea to a completed manuscript.
Writing great fiction isn't a gift reserved for the talented few. There is a craft to storytelling that can be learned, and studying writing techniques can be incredibly rewarding - both personally and professionally. Even if you don’t have ambitions of penning the next Moby-Dick, you'll find value in exploring all the elements of fiction.
From evoking a scene to charting a plot to revising your drafts, Writing Great Fiction: Storytelling Tips and Techniques offers a master class in storytelling. Taught by award-winning novelist James Hynes, a former visiting professor at the famed Iowa Writers' Workshop, these 24 insightful lectures show you the ins and outs of the fiction writer's craft. Get tips for developing believable and memorable characters, explore how to craft plausible dialogue that serves the purposes of your narrative, compare the advantages of different points of view, and more. A wealth of exercises will inspire you to practice the many techniques you learn. Professor Hynes is an able guide, showing you what has worked for him and other novelists, and pointing out pitfalls to avoid. Writing Great Fiction is truly an exceptional course for anyone interested in storytelling.
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- Mark O.
- 09-03-18
Great advice and examples for writers
Equally useful and enjoyable. Well recommended to writers. I wish I had read it before writing my first novel. James is helpful, encouraging and doesn't take himself too seriously.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-06-20
Incredibly useful
A very useful and informative guide to writing fiction. Also comes with pdf document that you can refer to and lots of helpful exercises to get you started.
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- Normas Yakin
- 13-11-20
Interesting and useful
It was quite detailed and very helpful for me to learn where I went wrong in the novel i am writing and to understand the novels I am reading.
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- Zanbar
- 20-11-17
made my mind pop and crackle
made my mind pop and crackle... a bit intimidating at first but then I loved it. will return to this text. thanks!
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- Pinnacle
- 20-05-22
Great insight
Really enjoyed this podcast. Have just started in a creative writing degree. Your podcast gave me a great insight told through the eyes of an established writer. Thank you
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- N. Lipska
- 28-12-23
Like a gift to me
Wonderful step by step guide for writing a book. I was looking for some help with writing a dialogue for my story but learned a lot more from this tutorial. Truly fascinating lecture.
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- M
- 04-11-19
great information and well told.
lots of good hints and tips. (finishing out the nine words needed to submit review)
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- Peter Smith
- 28-03-16
Excellent. A very useful series of lectures
What made the experience of listening to Writing Great Fiction: Storytelling Tips and Techniques the most enjoyable?
This lecture series was simple and clear and yet very insightful and surprisingly comprehensive. Professor Hynes speaks well, often entertainingly and gives great examples.
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I recommend this series to anybody who is thinking about writing or just likes reading and wants an insight into the way novels and short stories are constructed.
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- Mr. M. J. Cawley
- 16-11-18
Informative, Insightful and Inspiring
These lectures are both well structured and informative. Each lecture is right on topic and backed up by examples from great works of fiction, including some of James' own work. This course helped me understand the techniques authors use to create plots, scenes and characters that evoke readers' imaginations. It has inspired me to read more fiction and to create some short stories of my own. I recommend these lectures to any aspiring writer or anyone who would like to better understand fiction writing from an authors perspective.
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- Jobimia
- 31-01-19
Fantastically Informative
This is a really helpful, informative book for anyone wanting to go deeper into the art of storytelling. I'd recommend every novelist listen to this audio!
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