The Modern Library Writer's Workshop: A Guide to the Craft of Fiction

Compiling wisdom and advice from such masters of the craft as Henry James, E. M. Forster, Eudora Welty, and Toni Morrison, this readerly guide to fiction writing provides helpful observations and techniques for would-be fiction writers, covering such topics as cultivating one's creative imagination, the mechanics of plot and character development, and narrative thinking. Original. 25,000 first printing.