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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Friday, April 15, 2022

Short Ghost and Horror Story Collections Vol. 007 (Audio Book)

 

Short Ghost and Horror Story Collections Vol. 007 (Audio Book)

LibriVox’s Short Ghost and Horror Story Collections Vol. 007 (Audio Book)


A collection of fifteen stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up your spine, the stench of human flesh, and the occasional touch of wonder.

Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction, Short Stories

Language: English

Group: Short Ghost and Horror Story Collections

 

CONTENTS

  1.  The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde, read by Eric Leach 00:56:45
  2. The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Glen Hallstrom 00:15:35
  3. The Cold Embrace by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, read by Cody Logan 00:22:46
  4. Deceiving Shadows by Songling Pu,  read by Chris Caron 00:06:57
  5. The Highwaymen by Lord Dunsany, read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012) 00:11:41
  6. Hop-Frog by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Utek 00:26:16
  7. The House of the Nightmare by Edward Lucas White, read by Zarnaz 00:21:45 
  8. The Invalid's Story by Mark Twain, read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012) 00:16:32 
  9. Lazarus by Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev, read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012) 00:45:34
  10. Nyarlahotep  by  H. P. Lovecraft, read by Glen Hallstrom 00:07:50
  11. The Signal-Man by Charles Dickens, read by Megan Argo 00:28:56 
  12. The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Joe Cooning 00:13:42
  13. Thirteen at Table by Lord Dunsany, read by om123 00:23:47 
  14. The Vixen by leister Crowley, read by Cyril Shevtsov 00:09:18 
  15. William Wilson by Edgar Allan Poe , read by Bill Cissna 00:53:30


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