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. 008 (Audio Book)

Short Ghost and Horror Story Collections Vol. 008 (Audio Book)

LibriVox’s Short Ghost and Horror Story Collections Vol. 008 (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.

Readers include:

Roger Clifton
StephenC
John Feaster
Stephen Ball
om123
Erin B. Lillis
Psudonae Vox
Gregg Margarite
Bill Boerst

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

Language: English

Group: Short Ghost and Horror Story Collections

 

CONTENTS

  1. The Amputated Arms by Jorgen Wilhelm Bergsøe, read by Roger Clifton 00:38:28
  2. The Black Dog by Stephen Crane, read by StephenC 00:12:39
  3. The Brown Hand by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, read by Roger Clifton 00:35:11
  4. The Dead Valley by Ralph Adams Cram, read by John Feaster 00:20:49
  5. The Diary of Mr. Poynter by M. R. James, read by Steven Ball 00:26:52
  6. The Enchanted Woman by Anna Bonus Kingsford, read by om123 00:09:55 
  7. The Haunted House in Royal Street by George Washington Cable, read by Erin B. Lillis 00:56:57 
  8. A Madman by Maurice Level, read by Steven Ball 00:05:47 
  9. The Man of Science by Jerome K. Jerome, read by John Feaster 00:13:38
  10. The Murderer by Richard Middleton, read by Steven Ball 00:03:55 
  11. The Other Wing by Algernon Blackwood, read by Psudonae Vox 00:39:14 
  12. The Secret of Goresthorpe Grange by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012) 00:41:48 
  13. To be Used Against Him by Richard Marsh, read by om123 00:47:32 
  14. The Vision of Mirzah by Joseph Addison, read by Bill Boerst 00:12:03 
  15. The Weird Violin by Anonymous, read by  om123  00:13:11

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