Thing Feigned or Imagined: A Self-Directed Course in the Craft of Fiction

by Fred Stenson

"Somebody commissioned to design the perfect writing mentor would probably come back with Fred Stenson. Stenson is wise, funny, and blessedly enthusiastic about the craft of writing. This is a book real writers are going to use, again and again."
-Curtis Gillespie, Playing Through and The Progress of an Object in Motion

"In Thing Feigned or Imagined, Stenson takes his readers into the workshop of the writer, examining both basic and seldom-considered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0920159931
• ISBN13: 9780920159934
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Banff Centre Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Written specifically for novice authors aspiring to create

Things Feigned Or Imagined is an insightful collection of tips, tricks, techniques and advice by career writer Fred Stenson and written specifically for novice authors aspiring to create truly imaginative fiction. Individual chapters informatively address just how characterization drives the story, how to quickly hook the reader, how to make effective use of humor, and so much more. An excellent supplementary resource for fiction writers everywhere, Things Feigned Or Imagined is a very strongly recommended addition to any personal, professional, academic, or community library Writing/Publishing reference collection or reading list.