Project Gutenberg 2007-02-06 Public domain in the USA. 105 Barrett, Charles Raymond 1874 1936 Short story writing : $b a practical treatise on the art of the short story Reading ease score: 64.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Peter Vachuska, Chuck Greif, Jacqueline Jeremy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Short Story Writing: A Practical Treatise on the Art of the Short Story" by Charles Raymond Barrett is a guidebook on the craft of short story writing, likely written in the late 19th century. The text is designed to assist novice writers in understanding the principles and techniques that govern short story creation, elaborating on aspects such as plot, character development, and narrative style. Barrett's work draws insights from the masters of the short story genre, intending to provide clear rules and examples to help aspiring authors navigate the complexities of their artistic endeavors. The opening of the book begins with Barrett outlining his intentions and approach to writing about short stories. In the preface, he expresses that the book serves as a collection of guidelines derived from his study of successful short story writers alongside the analysis of amateur attempts. He emphasizes the importance of hard work and dedication in writing, while cautioning novices against the common pitfalls that lead to failure. The introduction further contextualizes the short story within the broader literary landscape, identifying important historical influences on the genre and laying the groundwork for the subsequent chapters, which will tackle specific elements such as plot construction and character portrayal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short story PN Text Browsing: Literature 406573 406756 2024-10-09T06:08:08.193826 2023-09-09T08:31:00.390438 text/html text/html 404456 2022-12-07T01:06:29 text/html 252428 2024-10-09T06:08:19.467756 application/epub+zip 256904 2024-10-09T06:08:12.055790 application/epub+zip 220419 2024-10-09T06:08:10.438799 application/epub+zip 471754 2024-10-09T06:08:24.511707 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444609 2024-10-09T06:08:18.270762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377068 2022-08-09T12:17:47.748957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328758 328779 2024-10-09T06:08:06.846825 2023-09-09T08:30:59.167444 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 328529 2022-12-07T01:06:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18823 2024-10-09T06:08:24.666705 application/rdf+xml 14277 2024-10-09T06:08:11.040806 image/jpeg 3359 2024-10-09T06:08:10.744798 image/jpeg 124667 2022-12-07T01:06:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 154648 2022-12-07T01:07:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 239685 2024-10-09T06:08:08.227819 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog