The Writer's Field Guide to the Craft of Fiction

The Writers Field Guide to the Craft of Fiction offers a refreshing approach to the craft of fiction writing. It takes a single page from forty contemporary novels and short stories, identifies techniques used by the writers, and presents approachable exercises and prompts that allow anyone to put those techniques to immediate use in their own work. Encompassing everything from micro (how to "write pretty") to macro (how to "move through time space"), and even how to put all together on page one, this a field guide for anyone who wants to start writing now (or get some shiny new gear for their fiction toolbox.)

• Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative
• Best American Short Stories 2018 (The Best American Series ®)
• Beating the Story: How to Map, Understand, and Elevate Any Narrative
• PEN America Best Debut Short Stories 2019
• The Business of Being a Writer (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
• Points of View: Revised Edition
• Best American Short Stories 2017 (The Best American Series ®)
• Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (P.S.)
• The Best American Short Stories 2016 (The Best American Series ®)
• The Incendiaries