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Three Genres gives students a basic introduction to fiction/ literary nonfiction, poetry, and drama and helps them to develop their creative skills in each area. Each genre section is self-contained and includes complete works as examples along with helpful advice about how to draw on the variety of techniques they use. The style is informal, practical, and positive. Minot encourages student to draw on their own experiences and develop skills on their own.

Stephen Minot: Three Genres 8/e: Back Cover Copy Stephen Mi... MOREnotrs"s Three Genres provides creative writers with a solid foundation to understand the worlds of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. Chock full of expert advice and complete works as examples, this text is the ultimate guide for creative writers everywhere. Each section is comprehensive, and draws on Professor Minotrs"s many years of experience as a teacher and professional writer to supply creative writers with the skills necessary to produce their own works. Professor Minot eagerly encourages creative writers to write on their own because "there is no better way to increase your understanding of poetry, fiction, or drama than to write them." NEW to the Eighth Edition: A new section on Literary Nonfiction 21 new selections including Reckoning by Tony Padilla and The Bank Robbery by Steven Scchutzman A collection of Poems for Self Study including Indian Country Again by Joseph Bruchac and Going Bananas by Rita Maria Martinez The inclusion of the Troubleshooting Guide to the end of each section for easy reference For additional writing resources, visit The Creative Cafeacute;, Prentice Hallrs"s online creative writing forum. Learn new writing techniques and insider tips from established writers and editors. Site users can view video clips, participate in workshops, and much more. To access this free resource go to www.prenhall.com/creativecafe . About the Author Stephen Minot, Professor Emeritus of the Creative Writing Department at the University of California, Riverside, has taught creative writing for over thirty years. Over the span of his very successful career, Professor Minot authored three novels, two collections of short stories, and three textbooks including Reading Fiction and Literary Nonfiction, The Fourth Genre. His short stories have appeared in a variety of magazines and literary quarterlies including the Atlantic, Harpers, The Kenyon Review, The Virginia Quarterly Review, and the Sewanee Review, just to name a few. Professor Minotrs"s work has also been selected several times to appear in the O. Henry Prize Stories collection and The Best American Short Stories. He is also the recipient of the Atlantic First Award, the Saxton Memorial Fellowship, and the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for writing. Professor Minot and his wife, Virginia, split their time between California and Maine.

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Preface for Students

Preface for Teachers

xiii

PART I: TELLING A STORY: LITERARY NONFICTION/FICTION

(186)

1. Literary Nonfiction

(4)

2. True Experience

(6)

3. Nonfiction in a Reflective Mood

(6)

4. Impressions of a Real Place

(8)

5. Creating Your Own Literary Nonfiction

(7)

6. Fiction: The Freedom to Invent

(9)

7. Finding and Shaping Fresh Material

(12)

8. "Escapes": A Story by Ann Hood

(7)

9. Viewpoint: Who's Seeing This?

(8)

10. "Rwanda": A Story by Stephen Minot

(10)

11. The Making of a Story

(6)

12. Structure: From Scenes to Plot

(8)

13. "Minding the Store": A Story by Jim Ray Daniels

(9)

14. Creating Tension

101

(6)

15. Setting: Where Am I?

107

(8)

16. "Obst Vw": A Story by Sharon Solwitz

115

(8)

17. Dialogue: The Illusion of Speech

123

(9)

18. Characterization: Creating Credible People

132

(11)

19. "The Bank Robbery": A Story by Steven Schutzman

143

(2)

20. Liberating the Imagination

145

(10)

21. Heightened Meaning: Metaphor, Symbol, and Theme

155

(11)

22. "Gotta Dance": A Story by Jackson Jodie Daviss

166

(4)

23. Style and Tone

170

(12)

24. Troubleshooting Guide: Fiction

182

(5)

PART II: THE WRITING OF POETRY

187

(141)

25. What Makes a Poem a Poem?

187

(11)

26. Plunging In: A Selection of Poems

198

(27)

27. Sources: Where Poems Come From

225

(11)

28. The Impact of Images

236

(13)

29. Using the Sound of Language

249

(10)

30. Traditional Rhythms

259

(11)

31. Stanzas: A Choice of Fixed Forms

270

(10)

32. Free Verse: Creating Unique Forms

280

(11)

33. A Sense of Order

291

(9)

34. Varieties of Tone

300

(9)

35. Poems for Self-Study

309

(15)

36. Troubleshooting Guide: Poetry

324

(4)

PART III: THE WRITING OF DRAMA

328

(107)

37. Drama: A Live Performance

328

(6)

38. Hello Out There: A Play by William Saroyan

334

(13)

39. The Dramatic Plot

347

(9)

40. Reckoning: A Play by Tony Padilla

356

(8)

41. Conflict: Generating Emotional Impact

364

(9)

42. Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda: A Play by Glenn Alterman

373

(5)

43. The Nonrealistic Play

378

(8)

44. Dramatic Characterization

386

(8)

45. Visual Impact

394

(12)

46. Valley Forgery: A Play by Patricia Montley

406

(9)

47. The Voices of Comedy

415

(8)

48. Dramatic Themes

423

(9)

49. Troubleshooting Guide: Drama

432

(3)

APPENDICES

A Submitting Work for Publication

435

(9)

B Resources for Writers

444

(9)

CREDITS

453

(4)

INDEX OF AUTHORS AND TITLES

457

(2)

GLOSSARY-INDEX

459

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