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Extraordinary Short Story Writing (F. W. Prep)

by Steven Otfinoski

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Presents a guide to writing short stories, providing step-by-step advice for specific ways to craft different kinds of stories, including project ideas and resources to find more information.

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Steven Otfinoski

255+ Works 3,696 Members

Steven Otfinoski holds a B.A. in literature from Antioch College in Ohio. He has been writing about African Americans for nearly two decades

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Genres: Fiction and Literature, Tween
DDC/MDS: 808.3 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism Composition Rhetoric of fiction
LCC: PN3373 .O84 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Prose. Prose fiction Technique. Authorship
BISAC: JNF JUVENILE NONFICTION General

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Languages: English
Media: Paper
ISBNs: 2

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Published: 2005
Genres: Fiction and Literature, Tween
DDC/MDS: 808.3
LCC: PN3373 .O84

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