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    Description & Setting (Write Great Fiction)

    Part of Write Great Fiction

    Author Ron Rozelle
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    Penguin Adult HC/TR | Writer's Digest Books
    6"W x 8.9"H x 0.6"D   | 8 oz | 20 per carton
    On sale Mar 15, 2005 | 224 Pages | 9781582973272
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    Build a Believable World

    How essential is setting to a story? How much description is too much? In what ways do details and setting tie into plot and character development? How can you use setting and description to add depth to your story?

    You can find all the answers you need in Write Great Fiction: Description & Setting by author and instructor Ron Rozelle. This nuts-and-bolts guide - complete with practical exercises at the end of each chapter - gives you all the tips and techniques you need to:

       • Establish a realistic sense of time and place
       • Use description and setting to drive your story
       • Craft effective description and setting for different genres
       • Skillfully master showing vs. telling


    With dozens of excerpts from some of today's most popular writers, Write Great Fiction: Description & Setting gives you all the information you need to create a sharp and believable world of people, places, events, and actions.

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    Build a Believable World

    How essential is setting to a story? How much description is too much? In what ways do details and setting tie into plot and character development? How can you use setting and description to add depth to your story?

    You can find all the answers you need in Write Great Fiction: Description & Setting by author and instructor Ron Rozelle. This nuts-and-bolts guide - complete with practical exercises at the end of each chapter - gives you all the tips and techniques you need to:

       • Establish a realistic sense of time and place
       • Use description and setting to drive your story
       • Craft effective description and setting for different genres
       • Skillfully master showing vs. telling


    With dozens of excerpts from some of today's most popular writers, Write Great Fiction: Description & Setting gives you all the information you need to create a sharp and believable world of people, places, events, and actions.

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