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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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Thrilling Wonder Stories v39n03 (1952 02) (Complete Magazine)

 

Thrilling Wonder Stories v39n03 (1952 02) (Complete Magazine)

Thrilling Wonder Stories 

v39n03 (1952 02) 

(Complete Magazine)

 
Contents 6 • The Reader Speaks (Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1952) • [The Reader Speaks] • essay by The Editor 10 • Abercrombie Station • [Monsters in Orbit • 1] • novella by Jack Vance 10 •  Abercrombie Station • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay 48 • The Star Minstrel • short story by Walt Sheldon 48 •  The Star Minstrel • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban] 55 • Solution Vital • short story by Walter Kubilius and Fletcher Pratt 55 •  Solution Vital • interior artwork by uncredited 63 • Our Inhabited Universe: V - The Rings of Sol • [Our Inhabited Universe] • essay by James Blish 67 • And Someday to Mars • short story by Frank Belknap Long 67 •  And Someday to Mars • interior artwork by Vincent Napoli [as by Napoli] 74 • The Regal Rigelian • [Manning Draco • 2] • novelette by Kendell Foster Crossen 74 •  The Regal Rigelian • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban] 102 • Survival • novelette by John Wyndham 102 •  Survival • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban] 118 • Alien Psychologist • short story by Erik Fennel 118 •  Alien Psychologist • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban] 135 •  Letter (Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1952) • essay by John Brunner 141 • Science Fiction Book Review (Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1952) • essay by The Editor 141 •   Review: Foundation by Isaac Asimov • review by The Editor 142 •   Review: The Day After Tomorrow by Robert A. Heinlein • review by The Editor 142 •   Review: The House of Many Worlds by Sam Merwin, Jr. • review by The Editor 144 • The Frying Pan (Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1952) • essay by Jerome Bixby

Contents


    6 • The Reader Speaks (Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1952) • [The Reader Speaks] • essay by The Editor
    10 • Abercrombie Station • [Monsters in Orbit • 1] • novella by Jack Vance
    10 •  Abercrombie Station • interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
    48 • The Star Minstrel • short story by Walt Sheldon
    48 •  The Star Minstrel • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban]
    55 • Solution Vital • short story by Walter Kubilius and Fletcher Pratt
    55 •  Solution Vital • interior artwork by uncredited
    63 • Our Inhabited Universe: V - The Rings of Sol • [Our Inhabited Universe] • essay by James Blish
    67 • And Someday to Mars • short story by Frank Belknap Long
    67 •  And Someday to Mars • interior artwork by Vincent Napoli [as by Napoli]
    74 • The Regal Rigelian • [Manning Draco • 2] • novelette by Kendell Foster Crossen
    74 •  The Regal Rigelian • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban]
    102 • Survival • novelette by John Wyndham
    102 •  Survival • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban]
    118 • Alien Psychologist • short story by Erik Fennel
    118 •  Alien Psychologist • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban]
    135 •  Letter (Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1952) • essay by John Brunner
    141 • Science Fiction Book Review (Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1952) • essay by The Editor
    141 •   Review: Foundation by Isaac Asimov • review by The Editor
    142 •   Review: The Day After Tomorrow by Robert A. Heinlein • review by The Editor
    142 •   Review: The House of Many Worlds by Sam Merwin, Jr. • review by The Editor
    144 • The Frying Pan (Thrilling Wonder Stories, February 1952) • essay by Jerome Bixby

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