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

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Short Story Collection Vol. 104 by Various (Audio Book)

Short Story Collection Vol. 104

by Various

Old favorites, such as Charles Dickens, Ernest Hemingway and O. Henry make appearances in this 104th edition of the Librivox Short Story Collection. As always, stories were selected and read by dedicated volunteers. We invite you to sit back and enjoy!

Genre(s): Anthologies

Language: English

Group: Short Story Collections

SECTION	CHAPTER	AUTHOR	SOURCE	READER	TIME	LANGUAGE
Play01	The Basket, An Odd Little Tale	Herbert J. Mangham	Etext	Lee Vogler	00:11:59
Play02	Che ti dice la patria	Ernest Hemingway	Etext	KevinS	00:19:51
Play03	Climate—Disordered	Sam Merwin, Jr.	Etext	Dale Grothmann	00:15:37	en
Play04	Cross Country Snow	Ernest Hemingway	Etext	KevinS	00:11:23
Play05	Disappearing Dalrymple	Henry Hamilton Edmund Craigie	Etext	Dale Grothmann	00:23:05
Play06	The End of Something	Ernest Hemingway	Etext	KevinS	00:08:28	en
Play07	Halt! Who Goes There?	Robert E. Howard	Etext	Ben Tucker	00:10:36
Play08	Hunger	James Stephens	Etext	Michele Fry	00:26:53
Play09	Hunger	John D. Swain	Etext	Dale Grothmann	00:10:38
Play10	Muttsy	Zora Neale Hurston	Etext	Jim Locke	00:34:26
Play11	One Hour More	Anna Katharine Green	Etext	John R Moore	00:37:36
Play12	A Price on his Head	Russel Crouse	Etext	Dale Grothmann	00:04:15	en
Play13	Sea Change	Henry S. Whitehead	Etext	Ben Tucker	00:44:47
Play14	The Skylight Room	O. Henry	Etext	Winnifred Assmann	00:15:40
Play15	The Social System	Violet Quirk	Etext	TriciaG	00:14:50
Play16	The Child's Story	Charles Dickens	Etext	Yoganandh T	00:10:33
Play17	The Jester	Virginia Woodward Cloud	Etext	Nidra	00:04:53
Play18	The Tomb of Napoleon	Robert G. Ingersoll	Etext	Claudia Caldi	00:03:04
Play19	The Trysting Place	George Sinberg	Etext	Dale Grothmann	00:02:43	en
Play20	Uncle Richard's New Year Dinner	Lucy Maud Montgomery	Etext	Tom Merritt	00:10:18

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Short Story Collection Vol. 104 by Various (Audio Book)

Short Story Collection Vol. 104

by Various

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