Read Like A Writer

There are two ways to learn how to write fiction: by reading it and by writing it. Yes, you can learn lots about writing stories in workshops, in writing classes and writing groups, at writers' conferences. You can learn technique and process by reading the dozens of books like this one on fiction writing and by reading articles in writers' magazines. But the best teachers of fiction are the great works of fiction themselves. You can learn more about the structure of a short story by reading Anton Chekhov's 'Heartache' than you can in a semester of Creative Writing 101. If you read like a writer, that is, which means you have to read everything twice, at least. When you read a story or novel the first time, just let it happen. Enjoy the journey. When you've finished, you know where the story took you, and now you can go back and reread, and this time notice how the writer reached that destination. Notice the choices he made at each chapter, each sentence, each word. (Every word is a choice.) You see now how the transitions work, how a character gets across a room. All this time you're learning. You loved the central character in the story, and now you can see how the writer presented the character and rendered her worthy of your love and attention. The first reading is creative—you collaborate with the writer in making the story. The second reading is critical.


John Dufresne, from his book, The Lie That Tells A Truth: A Guide to Writing Fiction

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Monday, April 11, 2022

LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 003


LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 03

 

LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 003


LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 003: a collection of 20 short fictional works in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.

Genre(s): Short Stories

Language: English

Group: Short Story Collection 

 

CONTENT

  1.  Advice  to  Little  Girls  by  Mark  Twain  (1835-1910),  read  by  Andrea  -  00:02:45
  2. Dalyrimple  Goes  Wrong  by  F.  Scott  Fitzgerald  (1896-1940),  read  by  William  Coon  -  00:40:03 
  3. The  Danger  of  Lying  in  Bed  by  Mark  Twain  (1835-1910),  read  by  Kevin  McAsh  -  00:07:50 
  4. Gift  of  the  Magi  by  O.  Henry  (1862-1910),  read  by  Roy  Schreiber  -  00:14:05 
  5. God  Sees  the  Truth,  But  Waits  by  Leo  Tolstoy  (1828-1910),  read  by  William  Coon  -  00:18:15 
  6. The  Gray  Wolf  by  George  MacDonald  (1824-1905),  read  by  Harvey  Chinn  -  00:14:33  g 
  7. The  Great  French  Duel  by  Mark  Twain  (1835-1910),  read  by  Brian  Roberg  -  00:26:46 
  8. Ice  Palace  by  F.  Scott  Fitzgerald  (1896-1940),  read  by  William  Coon  -  00:56:21 
  9. The  Lady  or  the  Tiger  by  Frank  R.  Stockton  (1834-1902),  read  by  Alice  -  00:15:45 
  10. The  Leopard  Man  by  Jack  London  (1876-1916),  read  by  Kevin  McAsh  -  00:09:13  
  11. The  Loaded  Dog  by  Henry  Lawson  (1867-1922),  read  by  James  Lord  -  00:17:03 
  12. The  Monkey's  Paw  by  W.  W.  Jacobs  (1863-1943),  read  by  annegram  -  00:25:52 
  13. The  Open  Window  by  Saki  (H.  H.  Munro)  (1870-1916),  read  by  Marc - 00:06:29 
  14. A  Psychological  Shipwreck  by  Ambrose  Bierce  (1842-1914?),  read  by  William  Coon  -  00:11:29 
  15. The  Quest  by  Saki  (H.  H.  Munro)  (1870-1916),  read  by  lanish  -  00:12:34  
  16. The  Signal-Man  by  Charles  Dickens  (1812-1870),  read  by  Andrew  Miller  -  00:36:58  
  17. The  Story  of  an  Hour  by  Kate  Chopin  (1850-1904),  read  by  Heather  Ordover,  00:07:49  
  18. Tale  of  Peter  Rabbit  by  Beatrix  Potter  (1866-1943),  read  by  Kevin  Devine  - 00:06:26  
  19. To  Build  a  Fire  by  Jack  London  (1876-1916),  read  by  Betsie  Bush  -  00:40:03
  20. Tobermory  by  Saki  (H.  H.  Munro)  (1870-1916),  read  by  lanish  -  00:18:53


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