![]() Drama in storytelling.ĭrama is conflict, action and resolution. Every major character should be created as if that character will be unique, memorable, and a lasting presence in the collective consciousness of educated readers. To create drama, character and plot are the foundations generated by a vivid and unique imagination that establish a writer’s control of his or her process of creating fiction. Drama through the written word is the foundation for successful literary fiction as an art form. Storytelling is: an accomplishment more dependent of thought and judgment, and therefore less well defined than the more technical aspects of craft harder to learn and teach than craft and has fewer resources for writers to learn to improve. Although mastery of craft is essential to great stories, too many writers work hard on craft and ignore other as important elements in their development as storytellers. Learning craft is a continuous process that makes the quality of the writing progress throughout a writer’s career. The craft of writing must emphasize clarity and readability in the product. Introduction An author of literary fiction must absorb: ![]() Write to involve the reader through story action, not to tell an imagined or real story with fictional embellishments.Ī.Identify elements-including drama and structure–of all great stories.Achieve excellence in craft of writing.These authors serve those readers who find enjoyment in the literary story.Ĭore goals to create a significant literary story. In this difficult publishing environment, creative achievement alone seems to reward those serious authors who are dedicated, obsessed, and who see literary fiction as a valuable achievement. ![]() Still, there is a reader need (and market) for literary story as an art form that requires time and skill to create. Two reasons play an important role: authors who write literary stories have fewer readers than authors of commercial fiction and nonfiction, and editorial and publishing decisions to accept genre and memoir writing instead of literary fiction. Literary fiction is not an easy road to either fame or fortune.
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