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Story Writing, by Charles Raymond Barrett
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Title: Short Story Writing A Practical Treatise on the Art of The Short Story
Author: Charles Raymond Barrett
Release Date: February 6, 2007 [EBook #20526]
Language: English
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SHORT STORY WRITING
A Practical Treatise on the Art of the Short Story
By Charles Raymond Barrett, Ph. B.
[Illustration]
(FOURTH THOUSAND)
New York: The Baker and Taylor Co. 33-37 E. 17th Street, Union Square North
Copyrighted, 1898, by Charles Raymond Barrett Copyrighted, 1900, by Charles Raymond Barrett
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
I THE SHORT STORY
II SHORT STORIES CLASSIFIED
III THE PLOT
IV TITLES GOOD AND BAD
V THE USE OF FACTS
VI THE CHARACTERS
VII METHODS OF NARRATION
VIII THE BEGINNING
IX THE STORY PROPER
X CLIMAX AND CONCLUSION
XI THE STYLE
XII THE LABOR OF AUTHORSHIP
XIII THE QUEST OF A MARKET
APPENDIX "THE AMBITIOUS GUEST"
PREFACE
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