With increased compression, every word, every sentence matters more. A writer must learn how to form narratives around caesuras and crevices instead of strings of connections, to move a story through the symbolic weight of images, to master the power of suggestion. With elegant prose, deep readings of other writers, and scaffolded writing exercises, The Art of Brevity takes the reader on a lyrical exploration of compact storytelling, guiding readers to heighten their awareness of not only what appears on the page but also what doesn't.
With increased compression, every word, every sentence matters more. A writer must learn how to form narratives around caesuras and crevices instead of strings of connections, to move a story through the symbolic weight of images, to master the power of suggestion. With elegant prose, deep readings of other writers, and scaffolded writing exercises, The Art of Brevity takes the reader on a lyrical exploration of compact storytelling, guiding readers to heighten their awareness of not only what appears on the page but also what doesn't.
Grant Faulkner is the cofounder of 100 Word Story, the cofounder of the Flash Fiction Institute, and the cohost of the podcast Memoir Nation. He is the author of several books, including The Art of Brevity: Crafting the Very Short Story (UNM Press) and All the Comfort Sin Can Provide.
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Foreword Megan Giddings Acknowledgments Introduction. Going Long. Going Short. Chapter 1. Thirteen Ways of Looking at Flash Fiction Chapter 2. The Freedom of Constraints Chapter 3. Telling a Story in Fragments Chapter 4. The Erotics of Brevity Chapter 5. Context: How Much Is Enough? Chapter 6. The Fullness of Omission Chapter 7. White Spaces Chapter 8. Plotting in Miniature (and with a Slant) Chapter 9. Writing Characters in Fleeting Profile Chapter 10. Writing for the Essence Chapter 11. The Sounds of Silence Chapter 12. Found Objects, Found Stories Chapter 13. Story as Collage Chapter 14. Going Small to Go Big: The Art of Expansion Chapter 15. Going Small to Go Small Chapter 16. The Poetics of Brevity Chapter 17. Is It Poetry or Prose? Chapter 18. How Short Can You Go? Chapter 19. The Mot Juste Chapter 20. The Sentence Chapter 21. The Paragraph Chapter 22. The Title Chapter 23. The "Flash Novel" and the Novella Chapter 24. Endings Postscript One More Postscript Flashings: Quotes on Writing Short Appendix. Gleanings from The Art of Brevity
Foreword Megan Giddings Acknowledgments Introduction. Going Long. Going Short. Chapter 1. Thirteen Ways of Looking at Flash Fiction Chapter 2. The Freedom of Constraints Chapter 3. Telling a Story in Fragments Chapter 4. The Erotics of Brevity Chapter 5. Context: How Much Is Enough? Chapter 6. The Fullness of Omission Chapter 7. White Spaces Chapter 8. Plotting in Miniature (and with a Slant) Chapter 9. Writing Characters in Fleeting Profile Chapter 10. Writing for the Essence Chapter 11. The Sounds of Silence Chapter 12. Found Objects, Found Stories Chapter 13. Story as Collage Chapter 14. Going Small to Go Big: The Art of Expansion Chapter 15. Going Small to Go Small Chapter 16. The Poetics of Brevity Chapter 17. Is It Poetry or Prose? Chapter 18. How Short Can You Go? Chapter 19. The Mot Juste Chapter 20. The Sentence Chapter 21. The Paragraph Chapter 22. The Title Chapter 23. The "Flash Novel" and the Novella Chapter 24. Endings Postscript One More Postscript Flashings: Quotes on Writing Short Appendix. Gleanings from The Art of Brevity
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