Great American Short Stories: A Guide for Writers and Readers

Great American Short Stories: A Guide for Writers and Readers « Series from 2023

Series from 2023

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Whether you want to write short stories, simply want better insight as a reader, or just looking for a new lens through which to view American history, the 24 rich and informative episodes of Great American Short Stories: A Guide for Writers and Readers will show you the ins and outs of this infinitely adaptable (and intrinsically American) literary form.

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“Come In Here”: How Stories Draw Us In

Discovering the American Short Story

The Storytelling Instinct in America

Storytelling and American Mythos

Sentimental Fiction and Social Reform

The Rise of Realism in American Fiction

American Modernists

Contemporary American Storytelling

Setting or Donnée in American Short Fiction

The Use of Detail in American Short Fiction

Character: Who You Are in the Dark

American Dialogue and Interior Monologue

Standing Apart: The Third Person

Standing Close: The First and Second Person

Plot: What Characters Do Next

Imagery in American Short Fiction

Style in Traditional American Short Stories

Experimental American Short Stories

Genre Short Fiction in America

Graphic Short Fiction in America

Postmodern Short Fiction in America

American Microfictions

Short Story Endings

A Hundred False Starts